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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Raiders
Colors: Scarlet/White
Coach: Tim Morris
League: Middlesex - Small
Playoff Division: E-2A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 13.9
2011 National Rank: #4616
2011 State Rank: #69
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 12.7
2012 National Rank: #4525
2012 State Rank: #62
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5236
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 52-46 (39-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 19.9
2011 Points Against Average: 9.5
2011 Differential: +10.4
2011 Wins: #4193 Reading Memorial (Reading) (14-12), #5037 Woburn Memorial (Woburn) (19-18), #7127 Lexington (10-7), #8685 Arlington (28-2), #9596 Watertown (35-7), #9941 Belmont (28-7), #11118 Stoneham (20-3), #11793 Winchester (31-6)
2011 Losses: #3217 Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield) (3-0), #4344 Burlington (21-20), #5135 Wilmington (19-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 56-65
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; Middlesex), 2004 (tied for 1st; Middlesex)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 Belmont, 9/14 Winchester, 9/21 Woburn Memorial (Woburn), 9/28 at Reading Memorial (Reading), 10/5 Lexington, 10/12 at Burlington, 10/19 vs Watertown, 10/26 Wilmington, 11/2 at Arlington, 11/9 Stoneham, 11/22 at Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Burlington (24.9), Reading Memorial (Reading) (15.8), Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield) (14.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Winchester (-17.4), Stoneham (-13.9), Lexington (-10.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #127
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7003
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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