| Nashua South (Nashua, NH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Purple Panthers Colors: Purple/White Coach: Scott Knight League: Division I Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2012 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Trevor Knight 6'1" 180 Senior QB 4.56 Brayden Hollowell 6'1" 200 OL/DL Andrew Decarteret 5'8" 190 LB/RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 2-Time All-State Dual-Threat QB Returns, Big/Athletic OL, Good/Young Receiving Corps Team Weaknesses: Depth, Talent On Both Sides Of Ball/Special Teams, Injuries Could Spell Trouble RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 13.8 2012 National Rank: #4698 2012 State Rank: #16 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 13.9 2013 National Rank: #4378 2013 State Rank: #13 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 19.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2934 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4 Dynasty Record: 36-23 (27-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 6-5 2012 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 3rd) 2012 Points For Average: 24 2012 Points Against Average: 27 2012 Differential: -3 2012 Wins: #3946 Manchester Central (Manchester) (35-28), #6612 Nashua North (Nashua) (30-17), #6901 Spaulding (Rochester) (35-20), #7221 Manchester Memorial (Manchester) (27-13), #7394 Londonderry (35-24), #10652 Salem (43-19) 2012 Losses: #743 Exeter (35-21), #1166 Pinkerton (Derry) (40-20), #1166 Pinkerton (Derry) (42-3), #1608 Lowell (MA) (39-12), #4594 Concord (20-3) 2012 Opponents W-L: 66-55 Recent State Championships: 2008 Recent League Championships: 2008, 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Spaulding (Rochester), 9/13 Alvirne (Hudson), 9/20 Timberlane (Plaistow), 9/27 at Nashua North (Nashua), 10/4 Exeter, 10/11 at Dover, 10/18 Bishop Guertin (Nashua), 10/25 at Keene, 11/1 Winnacunnet (Hampton) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Exeter (40.1), Winnacunnet (Hampton) (32.9), Keene (18.6) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Alvirne (Hudson) (-14.3), Timberlane (Plaistow) (0.7), Spaulding (Rochester) (5.3) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9 (17.9 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3718 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2013 Projected League Finish: 9th 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |