West Springfield (MA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Terriers Colors: Blue/White Coach: Chad Labonte League: Suburban Playoff Division: W-1 Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 5-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Adam Gryszko 6'2" 225 Junior OL/DL 4.90 Dan Jonah 6'0" 160 Junior WR/DB 4.50 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Varsity Experience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 2.9 2010 National Rank: #7230 2010 State Rank: #124 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2011 Starting Power Rating: 2 2011 National Rank: #7150 2011 State Rank: #117 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 1.5 Dynasty National Rank: #7628 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.9 Dynasty Record: 30-28 (20-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 8-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 23.9 2010 Points Against Average: 8.8 2010 Differential: +15.1 2010 Wins: #6287 Putnam Vo-Tech (Springfield) (27-0), #9391 Chicopee Comp (Chicopee) (21-14), #10057 Agawam (20-0), #10735 Chicopee (19-7), #11615 Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst) (42-6), #13126 Commerce (Springfield) (38-0), #13943 Ludlow (27-0), #14224 Cathedral (Springfield) (53-0) 2010 Losses: #3439 South Hadley (22-0), #4096 East Longmeadow (21-13), #5157 Central (Springfield) (19-13), #6780 Holyoke (17-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 64-72 Recent State Championships: 2009 (W-I) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/9/11 Northampton/Smith Vo-Tech (Northampton) (28-14) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/9 Northampton/Smith Vo-Tech (Northampton), 9/16 South Hadley, 9/23 at East Longmeadow, 9/30 at Longmeadow, 10/7 Chicopee, 10/14 at Stoughton, 10/22 vs Cathedral (Springfield), 10/28 Chicopee Comp (Chicopee), 11/4 at Putnam Vo-Tech (Springfield), 11/11 at Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst), 11/24 at Agawam Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Longmeadow (27.6), East Longmeadow (15.8), South Hadley (8.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral (Springfield) (-39.5), Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst) (-15.7), Northampton/Smith Vo-Tech (Northampton) (-12.2) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.3 (-5.3 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.6 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #150 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9003 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/9 Northampton/Smith Vo-Tech (Northampton) [projection: 27-8 win]