| Lawrence (MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lancers Colors: Blue/White Coach: Mike Yameen League: Merrimack Valley - Small Playoff Division: E-2 Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 0 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2011 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Chris Pena 5'8" 195 Senior OLB Justin Flores 5'8" 190 Junior MLB Robert Hughes 5'9" 300 Senior NG STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Offense RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 16.6 2011 National Rank: #3990 2011 State Rank: #55 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 8.9 2012 National Rank: #5434 2012 State Rank: #82 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -0.5 Dynasty National Rank: #8379 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.6 Dynasty Record: 22-77 [26-73 on the field] (7-35 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 5-6 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 18.6 2011 Points Against Average: 23.2 2011 Differential: -4.6 2011 Wins: #2904 Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (22-15), #3651 Salem (NH) (46-28), #4193 Reading Memorial (Reading) (32-13), #5543 Haverhill (33-32), #5770 Methuen (24-7) 2011 Losses: #973 Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (42-16), #2390 Central Catholic (Lawrence) (36-0), #2435 Andover (34-12), #2459 Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (21-18), #2651 Lowell (21-0), #4212 Dracut (6-2) 2011 Opponents W-L: 70-56 Recent League Championships: 2011 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 2 Streak List: 11/11/11 Methuen (24-7), 11/24/11 Salem (NH) (46-28) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/7 at Reading Memorial (Reading), 9/14 vs North Andover, 9/21 vs Chelmsford (North Chelmsford), 9/28 vs Central Catholic (Lawrence), 10/5 vs Lowell, 10/12 at Andover, 10/20 at Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury), 10/26 vs Dracut, 11/2 at Haverhill, 11/9 at Methuen, 11/21 Salem (NH) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (35.3), Andover (30.4), Central Catholic (Lawrence) (28.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Methuen (4.3), Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (8.5), Haverhill (10.1) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1926 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |