| Needham (MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rockets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: David Duffy League: Bay State - Carey Playoff Division: E-1 Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 7-3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Mitch Hildreth 6'4" 235 Senior T 5.00 Dan Sheehan 6'0" 205 Senior MLB 4.90 Nico Panepinto 5'10" 170 Senior CB/WR 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Offense RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 23.1 2011 National Rank: #2705 2011 State Rank: #27 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 19.4 2012 National Rank: #3083 2012 State Rank: #34 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.8 Dynasty National Rank: #5185 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8 Dynasty Record: 62-41 (51-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 9-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 8-2 (tied for 1st) 2011 Points For Average: 30.8 2011 Points Against Average: 18.9 2011 Differential: +11.9 2011 Wins: #2928 Weymouth (South Weymouth) (45-28), #3841 Walpole (31-22), #5053 Norwood (19-12), #6321 New Bedford (42-14), #8648 Newton North (Newtonville) (23-8), #9191 Braintree (34-2), #9464 Brookline (34-0), #10296 Wellesley (42-18), #11683 Milton (49-14) 2011 Losses: #460 Boston College (Boston) (21-7), #1230 Mansfield (36-30), #4632 Framingham (22-21), #5305 Natick (49-24) 2011 Opponents W-L: 79-67 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2003 (Bay State Carey) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/7 Norwood, 9/14 at Mansfield, 9/21 Braintree, 9/28 at Weymouth (South Weymouth), 10/5 Brookline, 10/12 at Milton, 10/19 at Walpole, 10/26 at Natick, 11/2 Framingham, 11/10 at Newton North (Newtonville), 11/22 Wellesley Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mansfield (27.5), Weymouth (South Weymouth) (20.6), Walpole (17.3) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Milton (-16.8), Wellesley (-9.6), Brookline (-5.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 (11.7 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #77 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5542 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |