| Newton South (Newton, MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Blue/Orange Coach: Ted Dalicandro League: Dual County - Large Playoff Division: E-1A Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2011 JV Record: 4-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Patrick Fabrizio 6'2" 215 Senior T/DE 5.19 Lucian Cascino 5'10" 265 Senior G/DT 5.30 Ethan Myer 5'7" 165 Junior RB/CB 4.75 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, DL Team Weaknesses: Depth, ILB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -18.5 2011 National Rank: #11952 2011 State Rank: #248 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -10 2012 National Rank: #10335 2012 State Rank: #203 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -3.7 Dynasty National Rank: #9435 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.3 Dynasty Record: 24-74 (12-43 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 0-11 2011 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th) 2011 Points For Average: 7.2 2011 Points Against Average: 29.3 2011 Differential: -22.1 2011 Wins: none 2011 Losses: #703 Concord-Carlisle (Concord) (40-14), #1764 Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (35-13), #2833 Acton-Boxborough (Acton) (42-7), #3678 Hopkinton (34-0), #3946 Westford Academy (Westford) (48-14), #7002 Waltham (34-7), #7139 Bedford (13-9), #7399 Wayland (23-7), #8028 Boston Latin (Boston) (26-6), #10885 Weston (14-2), #12317 Medford (13-0) 2011 Opponents W-L: 69-54 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/7 at Hopkinton, 9/14 vs Medford, 9/21 Boston Latin (Boston), 9/28 at Concord-Carlisle (Concord), 10/6 Westford Academy (Westford), 10/13 Weston, 10/20 vs Waltham, 10/26 at Wayland, 11/2 at Bedford, 11/10 Acton-Boxborough (Acton), 11/22 at Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Concord-Carlisle (Concord) (38.8), Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (29.5), Acton-Boxborough (Acton) (22.3) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Medford (-20.9), Weston (-15.8), Boston Latin (Boston) (0) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #55 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4513 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-9 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |