Laconia (NH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Sachems Colors: Red/Silver Coach: Craig Kozens League: Division IV Playoff Division: IV Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2011 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS David Mahoney 6'0" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.50 Steven Kemos 5'9" 200 Junior FB/LB 4.80 Drew Morin 5'9" 165 Senior K/P STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: OL RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 14 2011 National Rank: #4570 2011 State Rank: #13 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 14.3 2012 National Rank: #4144 2012 State Rank: #14 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 16.7 Dynasty National Rank: #2945 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.2 Dynasty Record: 66-26 (61-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 34.7 2011 Points Against Average: 17.6 2011 Differential: +17.1 2011 Wins: #5916 Monadnock (East Swanzey) (45-28), #7682 Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway) (42-12), #8130 Hanover (55-33), #9746 Lebanon (28-7), #11039 Stark [John] (Weare) (34-6), #12041 Merrimack Valley (Penacook) (59-12), #13082 Kingswood (Wolfeboro) (42-0) 2011 Losses: #1848 Trinity (Manchester) (22-14), #3041 Plymouth (21-14), #3041 Plymouth (35-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 50-48 Recent State Championships: 2007 Recent League Championships: 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/1 at Windham, 9/7 at Hanover, 9/15 at Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Dover), 9/21 Trinity (Manchester), 9/28 Kingswood (Wolfeboro), 10/5 Plymouth, 10/13 at Stark [John] (Weare), 10/19 Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway), 10/26 at Lebanon Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Manchester) (30.3), Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Dover) (23.9), Plymouth (21.3) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kingswood (Wolfeboro) (-34.2), Stark [John] (Weare) (-13.5), Lebanon (-7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4 (3.5 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.9 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6031 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%