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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Bill Maradei
League: Catholic Central - Large
Playoff Division: N-5
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Mulcahy 6'1" 210 Senior LB/RB
Dan Catalano 6'0" 230 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Size, Depth

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -5.2
2012 National Rank: #9241
2012 State Rank: #184
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: -3.7
2013 National Rank: #8885
2013 State Rank: #168
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 0.6
Dynasty National Rank: #7899
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.3
Dynasty Record: 32-24 (13-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 4-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th)
2012 Points For Average: 18.4
2012 Points Against Average: 25.2
2012 Differential: -6.8
2012 Wins: #5941 Mashpee (22-13), #9794 Arlington Catholic (Arlington) (33-28), #11031 Manchester Essex/Rockport (Manchester) (32-19), #12767 East Boston (39-14)
2012 Losses: #3296 St. Mary's (Lynn) (22-8), #4982 North Reading (12-0), #5013 Stoneham (42-0), #6675 Bishop Fenwick (Peabody) (23-22), #6867 Cardinal Spellman (Brockton) (15-12), #7403 Archbishop Williams (Braintree) (51-18), #7547 Saugus (38-16)
2012 Opponents W-L: 69-49
Recent State Championships: 2009 (E-IIIA)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/7 at Whittier RVT (Haverhill), 9/14 Shawsheen Valley Tech (Billerica), 9/28 vs St. Mary's (Lynn), 10/5 Arlington Catholic (Arlington), 10/11 at Bishop Fenwick (Peabody), 10/19 Archbishop Williams (Braintree), 10/26 Cardinal Spellman (Brockton), 11/27 vs Lowell Catholic (Lowell)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: St. Mary's (Lynn) (26), Cardinal Spellman (Brockton) (10.1), Bishop Fenwick (Peabody) (5.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Lowell Catholic (Lowell) (-13.9), Arlington Catholic (Arlington) (-10.2), Whittier RVT (Haverhill) (-6.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #138
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7410
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%