| Andover (MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Warriors Colors: Navy/Gold Coach: E.J. Perry League: Merrimack Valley - Division 1 Playoff Division: N-1 Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2012 JV Record: 6-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jack Sylvester 5'8" 160 Senior RB/S 4.60 Ben Hartford 6'2" 235 Senior OL/DL 4.90 Ommel Bonilla 5'11" 290 Junior DL/OL 5.20 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience/Depth On Defense, Skill/Depth On Offense, Speed Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Offense/Kicking Game, Young At QB/WR RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 31.4 2012 National Rank: #1589 2012 State Rank: #13 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 28.5 2013 National Rank: #1752 2013 State Rank: #14 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 22 Dynasty National Rank: #2377 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.9 Dynasty Record: 35-22 (13-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 10-2 2012 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st) 2012 Points For Average: 34 2012 Points Against Average: 20.1 2012 Differential: +13.9 2012 Wins: #1656 Central Catholic (Lawrence) (22-19), #2729 Xaverian Brothers (Westwood) (15-13), #3389 Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (51-42), #3866 Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (42-22), #4183 North Andover (50-35), #6363 Lawrence (42-14), #6533 Gloucester (43-7), #6547 Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (40-20), #7355 Methuen (34-0), #11395 Somerville (34-6) 2012 Losses: #395 St. John's Prep (Danvers) (21-0), #1608 Lowell (42-35) 2012 Opponents W-L: 63-69 Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; Merrimack Valley - Large) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/6 at North Andover, 9/12 Boston College (Boston), 9/27 Central Catholic (Lawrence), 10/4 Chelmsford (North Chelmsford), 10/11 vs Billerica Memorial (Billerica), 10/18 La Salle Academy (Providence, RI), 10/25 vs Lowell, 11/28 vs Central Catholic (Lawrence) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: La Salle Academy (Providence, RI) (37.7), Central Catholic (Lawrence) (30.8), Lowell (23.6) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (5.9), Boston College (Boston) (14.2), North Andover (16) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.7 (18.6 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.4 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1501 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |