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GENERAL
Nickname: Purple Panthers
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Scott Knight
League: Division I
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Christian Stack 6'1" 240 Senior OL/DL 5.25
Josh Castro 5'10" 175 Senior FS/SB 4.69
Trevor Knight 6'0" 170 Junior QB 4.62

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Team Speed, Size On Lines
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Lines, Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 27.4
2011 National Rank: #2024
2011 State Rank: #4
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 22.7
2012 National Rank: #2485
2012 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3703
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.2
Dynasty Record: 51-40 (41-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 31.9
2011 Points Against Average: 22
2011 Differential: +9.9
2011 Wins: #2651 Lowell (MA) (44-41), #3651 Salem (49-20), #4111 Dover (37-20), #5604 Manchester Memorial (Manchester) (31-6), #6702 Nashua North (Nashua) (42-0), #6702 Nashua North (Nashua) (47-0), #6783 Concord (34-13), #7572 Londonderry (36-6)
2011 Losses: #664 Exeter (17-7), #664 Exeter (45-7), #946 Pinkerton (Derry) (56-14), #2446 Manchester Central (Manchester) (40-35)
2011 Opponents W-L: 74-58
Recent State Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/24/11 Nashua North (Nashua) (42-0)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Spaulding (Rochester), 9/7 Salem, 9/15 Lowell (MA), 9/22 at Concord, 9/28 Nashua North (Nashua), 10/5 at Manchester Central (Manchester), 10/12 at Exeter, 10/19 Manchester Memorial (Manchester), 10/26 at Londonderry, 11/2 Pinkerton (Derry)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Exeter (40.9), Pinkerton (Derry) (35.7), Manchester Central (Manchester) (24.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Londonderry (1.5), Concord (4.1), Nashua North (Nashua) (4.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14 (20.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2280
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%