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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Tornadoes
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Joe Pappagallo
League: Greater Boston
Playoff Division: N-1
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2012 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ray Sainristil 5'9" 185 Senior RB/FS 4.45
Luven Fransois 6'2.5" 180 Senior QB 4.57
Matt Delaney 5'9.5" 220 Senior C/MLB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size/Speed/Toughness/Experience, 3 OL Return, Virtually Entire Defense Returns
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At WR, Lack Of Depth At DB/OL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -5
2012 National Rank: #9197
2012 State Rank: #182
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2013 Starting Power Rating: 0.2
2013 National Rank: #7689
2013 State Rank: #142
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 4.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6750
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4
Dynasty Record: 25-27 [24-28 on the field] (14-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 3-8
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 18.2
2012 Points Against Average: 29.4
2012 Differential: -11.2
2012 Wins: #7355 Methuen (25-22), #11395 Somerville (42-37), #13413 Medford (32-6)
2012 Losses: #415 Everett (54-20), #3618 Haverhill (42-12), #3866 Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (24-8), #4404 Lynn Classical (Lynn) (28-6), #4815 Lynn English (Lynn) (35-12), #6528 Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge) (34-18), #6781 Bedford (14-6), #8784 Swampscott (27-19)
2012 Opponents W-L: 62-57
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/22/12 Medford (32-6)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/7 vs Methuen, 9/20 vs Revere, 9/27 vs Malden Catholic (Malden), 10/4 vs Somerville, 10/12 vs Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge), 10/18 vs Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury), 10/26 vs Everett, 11/28 vs Medford
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Everett (43.8), Methuen (11.3), Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury) (6.9)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Medford (-30.5), Somerville (-15.4), Revere (-4.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7452
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%