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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Raiders
Colors: Scarlet/White
Coach: Tim Morris
League: Middlesex - Freedom (moving from Middlesex - Small)
Playoff Division: NW-3
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 19.4
2012 National Rank: #3477
2012 State Rank: #47
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 18
2013 National Rank: #3514
2013 State Rank: #45
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 9.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5372
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.1
Dynasty Record: 31-23 (17-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 26.8
2012 Points Against Average: 13.2
2012 Differential: +13.6
2012 Wins: #4021 Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield) (28-15), #5013 Stoneham (30-14), #5969 Woburn Memorial (Woburn) (18-0), #7166 Watertown (35-19), #7919 Lexington (48-27), #8581 Wilmington (56-3), #9098 Arlington (21-0), #9993 Belmont (27-0)
2012 Losses: #548 Reading Memorial (Reading) (26-0), #2222 Burlington (20-18), #10493 Winchester (21-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 62-61
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; Middlesex), 2004 (tied for 1st; Middlesex)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 5
Streak List: 10/19/12 Watertown (35-19), 10/26/12 Wilmington (56-3), 11/2/12 Arlington (21-0), 11/9/12 Stoneham (30-14), 11/22/12 Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield) (28-15)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/12 Masconomet Regional (Topsfield), 9/21 vs Winchester, 9/27 at Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield), 10/4 Burlington, 10/11 Watertown, 10/18 at Wilmington, 10/25 Stoneham, 11/28 Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Burlington (24.7), Masconomet Regional (Topsfield) (23.7), Stoneham (12.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Winchester (-10.8), Wilmington (-2.3), Watertown (3.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4909
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%



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