Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley, MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Chris Lindstrom League: Southern Worcester County - A Playoff Division: C-2 Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Drew Ravenelle 6'0" 175 Senior QB Chris Dutting 6'2" 240 Senior TE/LB Brad Picard 5'9" 160 Senior RB/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic Team Weaknesses: Depth, Experience RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 14.2 2011 National Rank: #4537 2011 State Rank: #67 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 11.5 2012 National Rank: #4803 2012 State Rank: #65 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.9 Dynasty National Rank: #5160 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.8 Dynasty Record: 60-40 (38-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 8-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 23 2011 Points Against Average: 16.5 2011 Differential: +6.5 2011 Wins: #1775 Auburn (32-22), #5440 Northbridge (Whitinsville) (16-3), #7407 Grafton Memorial (Grafton) (20-6), #8818 Westborough (30-28), #9014 Bartlett/Douglas (Webster) (40-14), #9616 Doherty Memorial (Worcester) (28-0), #10361 Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (16-6), #11073 Oxford/Sutton (Oxford) (40-7) 2011 Losses: #1086 Nashoba Regional (Bolton) (35-14), #3457 Gardner (20-6), #3924 Fitchburg (30-14), #4783 St. Peter-Marian (Worcester) (27-20) 2011 Opponents W-L: 83-59 Recent State Championships: 2007 (C/W II) Recent League Championships: 2011, 2007 (Division II West) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/6 Westborough, 9/15 at St. Peter-Marian (Worcester), 9/21 Grafton Memorial (Grafton), 9/28 Gardner, 10/5 at Auburn, 10/12 Bartlett/Douglas (Webster), 10/19 Northbridge (Whitinsville), 10/26 Fitchburg, 11/2 at Oxford/Sutton (Oxford), 11/9 vs Doherty Memorial (Worcester), 11/22 at Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Auburn (29.8), Gardner (19.2), Fitchburg (16.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Oxford/Sutton (Oxford) (-13.7), Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (-10), Bartlett/Douglas (Webster) (-6.5) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2 (9.9 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #90 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5922 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |