| Andover (MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Warriors Colors: Navy/Gold Coach: E.J. Perry League: Merrimack Valley - Division 1 Playoff Division: 1 Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2013 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brandon Marti 5'10" 175 Junior RB/CB 4.45 Chris Nicholas 6'1" 170 Senior WR/CB 4.60 Brian Duffy 6'1" 205 Senior LB/RB 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Overall Experience On Both Sides Of Ball, Four Returning Starters On OL, Deep At WR Team Weaknesses: Overall Depth, Lack Experience At RB/S RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 21.7 2013 National Rank: #3097 2013 State Rank: #40 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 17.9 2014 National Rank: #3528 2014 State Rank: #47 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 22.7 Dynasty National Rank: #1795 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.5 Dynasty Record: 76-47 (38-30 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 6-5 2013 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th) 2013 Points For Average: 25.6 2013 Points Against Average: 24.2 2013 Differential: +1.4 2013 Wins: #3569 Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (26-14), #3625 La Salle Academy (Providence, RI) (49-32), #4908 North Andover (33-32), #7630 Lawrence (39-10), #8425 Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (36-7), #10130 Peabody Veterans Memorial (Peabody) (35-14) 2013 Losses: #324 Central Catholic (Lawrence) (44-18), #324 Central Catholic (Lawrence) (26-7), #1724 Lowell (28-7), #2344 Boston College (Boston) (16-10), #3569 Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (43-22) 2013 Opponents W-L: 65-57 Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; Merrimack Valley - Large) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/5/14 Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge) (48-0) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/5 vs Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge), 9/12 North Andover, 9/19 Methuen, 9/26 vs Central Catholic (Lawrence), 10/2 at Chelmsford (North Chelmsford), 10/10 Billerica Memorial (Billerica), 10/24 Lowell, 11/27 Central Catholic (Lawrence) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Lawrence) (48.8), Lowell (32.5), Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (19.2) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (-2), Methuen (3.2), Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge) (3.8) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3 (19.5 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1698 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |