Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley, MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Chris Lindstrom League: Southern Worcester County - A (moving from Division 2A) Playoff Division: C-2 Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 10-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kevin LeBlanc 6'0" 225 Senior G/DE 5.00 Anthony Wilga 5'10" 200 Senior FB/LB 4.80 Cody Peck 6'0" 185 Senior RB/S 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Off-Season Conditioning Team Weaknesses: Depth, Experience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -1 2010 National Rank: #8348 2010 State Rank: #146 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 2.2 2011 National Rank: #7093 2011 State Rank: #114 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 9.3 Dynasty National Rank: #5285 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.8 Dynasty Record: 40-18 (26-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-6 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 22.8 2010 Points Against Average: 18.5 2010 Differential: +4.3 2010 Wins: #4633 Northbridge (Whitinsville) (40-19), #7175 Groton-Dunstable (Groton) (25-15), #10611 Nipmuc Regional (Upton) (34-14), #12034 Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (43-22), #12573 Bartlett/Douglas (Webster) (31-27), #13307 Quabbin Regional (Barre) (46-7) 2010 Losses: #2520 Auburn (21-14), #2520 Auburn (18-14), #5811 Gardner (27-6), #8203 Doherty Memorial (Worcester) (21-8), #8320 St. Peter-Marian (Worcester) (13-6), #9503 St. Bernard's Central Catholic (Fitchburg) (18-6) 2010 Opponents W-L: 75-64 Recent State Championships: 2007 (C/W II) Recent League Championships: 2007 (Division II West) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/23/11 Grafton Memorial (Grafton) (20-6) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/10 at Westborough, 9/16 St. Peter-Marian (Worcester), 9/23 at Grafton Memorial (Grafton), 9/30 at Gardner, 10/7 Auburn, 10/14 at Bartlett/Douglas (Webster), 10/21 at Northbridge (Whitinsville), 10/28 vs Fitchburg, 11/4 Oxford/Sutton (Oxford), 11/11 Doherty Memorial (Worcester), 11/24 Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Auburn (24.3), Fitchburg (15.1), Northbridge (Whitinsville) (13.4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (-14.7), Bartlett/Douglas (Webster) (-11.4), Westborough (-9.3) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8 (1.1 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #115 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7570 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/10 at Westborough [projection: 28-17 win] |