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GENERAL
Nickname: Spy Ponders
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: John Dubzinski
League: Middlesex - Liberty
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 10-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Frank Roche 6'2" 100 Senior RB/QB 4.55
Nick Rose 6'2" 230 Senior DE/T 4.90
Kyle Coleman Senior DE/C

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Attitude
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 20.5
2013 National Rank: #3312
2013 State Rank: #47
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 18.7
2014 National Rank: #3371
2014 State Rank: #45
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6376
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.5
Dynasty Record: 48-67 (32-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 27.8
2013 Points Against Average: 14
2013 Differential: +13.8
2013 Wins: #3431 Reading Memorial (Reading) (17-14), #4303 Concord-Carlisle (Concord) (35-8), #4614 Woburn Memorial (Woburn) (40-6), #5258 Wayland (14-7), #8218 Winchester (28-26), #9419 Somerville (28-7), #10989 Arlington Catholic (Arlington) (41-0), #11234 Medford (47-12), #11463 Belmont (42-6)
2013 Losses: #1726 Melrose (48-7), #5402 Lexington (20-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 56-65
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/15/13 Concord-Carlisle (Concord) (35-8), 11/28/13 Arlington Catholic (Arlington) (41-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/12 vs Somerville, 9/19 Medford, 9/27 Reading Memorial (Reading), 10/2 at Belmont, 10/10 Winchester, 10/17 at Woburn Memorial (Woburn), 10/24 Lexington, 11/27 Arlington Catholic (Arlington)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Reading Memorial (Reading) (18.2), Woburn Memorial (Woburn) (14.2), Lexington (10.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Belmont (-16.3), Medford (-14.9), Arlington Catholic (Arlington) (-12.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4 (7.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #153
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8128
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 37%