Haverhill (MA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hillies Colors: Gold Coach: Tim O'Connor League: Merrimack Valley - Division 2 Playoff Division: N-2 Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2012 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jordan Javier 6'3" 185 Junior QB/WR 4.80 Stephane Bristol 6'0" 200 Senior OLB/RB 4.85 Phil Panici 5'10.5" 240 Junior ILB/OL 5.25 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense, OL Team Weaknesses: Losses At QB/RB RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 18.6 2012 National Rank: #3618 2012 State Rank: #49 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 19.7 2013 National Rank: #3165 2013 State Rank: #38 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 1 Dynasty National Rank: #7784 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.1 Dynasty Record: 13-42 (6-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 8-3 2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2012 Points For Average: 36.2 2012 Points Against Average: 23.7 2012 Differential: +12.5 2012 Wins: #3866 Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (30-23), #4183 North Andover (38-22), #6363 Lawrence (28-20), #7355 Methuen (41-20), #7752 Dracut (51-28), #9197 Malden (42-12), #11395 Somerville (49-21), #12080 Peabody Veterans Memorial (Peabody) (41-14) 2012 Losses: #1608 Lowell (36-23), #3389 Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (30-22), #6547 Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (35-33) 2012 Opponents W-L: 40-79 Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/7 vs Beverly, 9/13 Central Catholic (Lawrence), 9/27 vs Lawrence, 10/4 at Methuen, 10/11 Dracut, 10/19 at Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury), 10/25 North Andover, 11/28 Lowell Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Lawrence) (30.8), Beverly (29.3), Lowell (23.6) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Dracut (0.9), Lawrence (3.2), Methuen (11.3) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.9 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.5 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2566 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2013 Projected League Finish: 1st 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%