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GENERAL
Nickname: Terriers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Chad Labonte
League: Suburban
Playoff Division: W-1
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chris Lipscomb 6'3" 185 Senior WR/CB 4.70
Nick Abbott 6'0" 210 Senior DE/T 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 5.8
2011 National Rank: #6498
2011 State Rank: #107
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 4.1
2012 National Rank: #6634
2012 State Rank: #104
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -0.8
Dynasty National Rank: #8486
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.1
Dynasty Record: 48-53 (31-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 20.3
2011 Points Against Average: 14.7
2011 Differential: +5.6
2011 Wins: #3967 Putnam Vo-Tech (Springfield) (29-12), #7873 Chicopee (21-20), #9024 South Hadley (10-7), #10117 Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst) (20-14), #11363 Northampton/Smith Vo-Tech (Northampton) (28-14), #12497 Cathedral (Springfield) (31-8), #12730 Agawam (17-14), #13062 Chicopee Comp (Chicopee) (34-0)
2011 Losses: #2793 Longmeadow (13-10), #2793 Longmeadow (41-27), #3904 Stoughton (13-7), #8482 East Longmeadow (20-9)
2011 Opponents W-L: 64-70
Recent State Championships: 2009 (W-I)
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/14 at South Hadley, 9/21 at East Longmeadow, 9/28 Longmeadow, 10/5 vs Chicopee, 10/19 Cathedral (Springfield), 10/27 at Chicopee Comp (Chicopee), 11/2 Putnam Vo-Tech (Springfield), 11/9 Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst), 11/22 Agawam
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Longmeadow (22.5), Putnam Vo-Tech (Springfield) (10.9), Chicopee (0.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Chicopee Comp (Chicopee) (-26.6), Agawam (-23.8), Cathedral (Springfield) (-19.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.5 (0.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #208
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9485
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%