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GENERAL
Nickname: Scarlet Knights
Colors: Black/Scarlet
Coach: John Rafferty
League: Merrimack Valley - Small (moving from Cape Ann/Northeastern - Division 1)
Playoff Division: E-1A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 20.8
2011 National Rank: #3124
2011 State Rank: #35
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 19.6
2012 National Rank: #3048
2012 State Rank: #33
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 15.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3284
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.5
Dynasty Record: 67-33 [66-34 on the field] (35-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 29.3
2011 Points Against Average: 10.9
2011 Differential: +18.4
2011 Wins: #3946 Westford Academy (Westford) (21-6), #4193 Reading Memorial (Reading) (32-18), #5003 Newburyport (34-7), #8014 Peabody Veterans Memorial (Peabody) (35-10), #8101 Lynn Classical (Lynn) (42-6), #9163 Revere (34-6), #11386 Phillips Academy (Andover) (46-0), #12317 Medford (33-0)
2011 Losses: #2435 Andover (30-20), #2943 Lynn English (Lynn) (24-13), #4244 Masconomet Regional (Topsfield) (13-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 61-56
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Cape Ann - Large), 2006 (tied for 1st; Cape Ann - Large), 2005 (Cape Ann)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 at Andover, 9/14 vs Lawrence, 9/21 Central Catholic (Lawrence), 9/28 Lynn Classical (Lynn), 10/12 at Chelmsford (North Chelmsford), 10/19 Methuen, 10/27 at Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury), 11/2 Dracut, 11/9 Haverhill, 11/22 Masconomet Regional (Topsfield)
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: Lynn Classical (Lynn) (-0.1), Methuen (4.3), Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (8.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2752
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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