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]