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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Valdamar Brower
League: AA
Playoff Division: W-2
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Cody Williams 6'4" 185 QB 4.68
Kenneth Marshall 6'1" 205 OLB 4.70
Shawn Lee 6'4" 260 T 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Intelligence
Team Weaknesses: Varsity Experience

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 30.6
2012 National Rank: #1687
2012 State Rank: #16
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 24.7
2013 National Rank: #2269
2013 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 10.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5004
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.4
Dynasty Record: 40-20 [41-19 on the field] (24-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 12-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 32.5
2012 Points Against Average: 10
2012 Differential: +22.5
2012 Wins: #4356 Longmeadow (21-14), #4356 Longmeadow (27-0), #6138 Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham) (31-8), #6138 Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham) (35-6), #7063 East Longmeadow (40-7), #7519 Chicopee Comp (Chicopee) (32-12), #8059 Northampton/Smith Vo-Tech (Northampton) (35-0), #8479 Putnam Vo-Tech (Springfield) (21-8), #8732 Chicopee (41-21), #9963 Westfield (19-14), #11082 Agawam (48-7), #11253 Holyoke (58-0)
2012 Losses: #415 Everett (33-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 81-67
Recent State Championships: 2012 (W-I)
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 11
Streak List: 9/22/12 Chicopee Comp (Chicopee) (32-12), 9/28/12 Chicopee (41-21), 10/5/12 East Longmeadow (40-7), 10/12/12 Longmeadow (21-14), 10/19/12 Northampton/Smith Vo-Tech (Northampton) (35-0), 10/26/12 Agawam (48-7), 11/2/12 Westfield (19-14), 11/9/12 Holyoke (58-0), 11/22/12 Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham) (31-8), 11/27/12 Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham) (35-6), 12/1/12 Longmeadow (27-0)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Everett, 9/20 at East Longmeadow, 9/27 Holyoke, 10/4 at Longmeadow, 10/11 at Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham), 10/18 Putnam Vo-Tech/Sci-Tech (Springfield), 10/25 at West Springfield, 11/1 Westfield
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Everett (43.8), Longmeadow (15.1), Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham) (7.6)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: West Springfield (-13.1), Holyoke (-9.2), Westfield (-8.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3 (5.6 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #109
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6420
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%