Milford (NH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Blue/White Coach: Keith Jones League: Division III Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2010 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ben Smith 6'4" 215 Junior TE/DT 4.90 Andrew Bellantoni 6'3" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.00 Joe Albina 5'10" 170 Junior FB/LB 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth Team Weaknesses: Team Speed RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -7.9 2010 National Rank: #9978 2010 State Rank: #41 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -7.4 2011 National Rank: #9912 2011 State Rank: #39 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 2.5 Dynasty National Rank: #7316 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.9 Dynasty Record: 31-20 (31-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 21.7 2010 Points Against Average: 27.3 2010 Differential: -5.6 2010 Wins: #8691 Hollis-Brookline (Hollis) (28-20), #9477 Bedford (28-7), #10329 Goffstown (14-7), #12299 ConVal (Peterborough) (33-18), #12625 Pembroke (40-22), #13968 Pelham (48-16) 2010 Losses: #4643 Souhegan (Amherst) (41-7), #6108 Manchester Memorial (Manchester) (38-17), #6457 Portsmouth (40-0), #6457 Portsmouth (51-3), #8487 Tyngsborough (MA) (40-21) 2010 Opponents W-L: 50-62 Recent State Championships: 2003 (IV) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Londonderry, 9/10 at Pembroke, 9/16 at Tyngsborough (MA), 9/23 at ConVal (Peterborough), 9/30 Portsmouth, 10/7 at Bedford, 10/14 Souhegan (Amherst), 10/21 Goffstown, 10/29 at Hollis-Brookline (Hollis), 11/4 Pelham Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hollis-Brookline (Hollis) (7.1), Londonderry (6.5), Portsmouth (5.8) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Pelham (-35.3), Pembroke (-22.3), ConVal (Peterborough) (-20) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.3 (-4.7 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10785 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2011 Projected League Finish: 5th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 Londonderry [projection: 38-24 loss]