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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Valdamar Brower
League: AA
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tysean Williams 5'11" 180 Senior WR 4.60
Kaleb Hunter-Sams 6'2" 270 DT 5.20
Jastice Bolden 5'8" 180 LB/RB 4.80

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Cody Williams 6'2" 160 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 31.2
2013 National Rank: #1650
2013 State Rank: #16
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 19.4
2014 National Rank: #3243
2014 State Rank: #42
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 11.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4376
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.1
Dynasty Record: 74-48 [75-47 on the field] (51-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 38.1
2013 Points Against Average: 14.5
2013 Differential: +23.6
2013 Wins: #3814 Westfield (52-14), #3814 Westfield (44-20), #5682 East Longmeadow (49-0), #6153 Longmeadow (35-12), #6153 Longmeadow (19-7), #7588 West Springfield (42-21), #7929 Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham) (40-12), #8680 Putnam Vo-Tech/Sci-Tech (Springfield) (34-6), #9625 Holyoke (49-0)
2013 Losses: #882 Everett (31-23), #1008 St. John's (Shrewsbury) (37-32)
2013 Opponents W-L: 72-48
Recent State Championships: 2012 (W-I)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Everett, 9/19 East Longmeadow, 9/26 at Holyoke, 10/2 at Longmeadow, 10/10 Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham), 10/17 Putnam Vo-Tech/Sci-Tech (Springfield), 10/24 West Springfield, 10/31 vs Westfield
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Everett (37.9), Westfield (10.5), East Longmeadow (9.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Holyoke (-7.2), Putnam Vo-Tech/Sci-Tech (Springfield) (-3), Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham) (0)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5 (13.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #86
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5480
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%