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GENERAL
Nickname: Sachems
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Mike Broderick
League: Cape Ann/Northeastern - Division 3
Playoff Division: E-3A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2011 JV Record: 5-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tom Trainor 6'0" 220 Senior OL/LB 4.95
CJ Randolph 6'1" 190 Senior QB/FS 4.90
Jeremy Kane 6'1" 245 Senior C/DT 5.39

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -17.1
2011 National Rank: #11728
2011 State Rank: #244
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -8.6
2012 National Rank: #10044
2012 State Rank: #192
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -4.9
Dynasty National Rank: #9829
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.7
Dynasty Record: 28-65 (10-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 2-9
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th)
2011 Points For Average: 14.4
2011 Points Against Average: 23.7
2011 Differential: -9.3
2011 Wins: #9566 Amesbury (27-20), #13429 Georgetown (28-6)
2011 Losses: #5003 Newburyport (14-8), #5822 Triton Regional (Byfield) (35-6), #6868 Winthrop (28-21), #7114 Pentucket Regional (West Newbury) (27-14), #8014 Peabody Veterans Memorial (Peabody) (19-7), #8186 North Reading (20-0), #9320 Danvers (47-14), #10912 Manchester Essex/Rockport (Manchester) (23-19), #11101 Austin Prep (Reading) (22-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 56-62
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/8 vs North Reading, 9/14 at Manchester Essex/Rockport (Manchester), 9/22 vs Austin Prep (Reading), 9/29 vs Danvers, 10/6 vs Georgetown, 10/12 at Winthrop, 10/20 vs Newburyport, 10/27 at Pentucket Regional (West Newbury), 11/3 vs Amesbury, 11/9 at Triton Regional (Byfield), 11/22 at Peabody Veterans Memorial (Peabody)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Newburyport (19.1), North Reading (7), Winthrop (4.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Georgetown (-30), Manchester Essex/Rockport (Manchester) (-12.8), Austin Prep (Reading) (-9.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #174
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8620
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%