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GENERAL
Nickname: Lakers
Colors: Blue/Green
Coach: Tom Perry
League: Division I
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 1-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Casey 6'0" 250 OL/DL 5.70
Dakota Navari 5'8" 150 RB/DB 5.00
Grant Cummings 6'1" 195 LB/FB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 0
2013 National Rank: #7882
2013 State Rank: #17
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2014 Starting Power Rating: 1.3
2014 National Rank: #7340
2014 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3.2
Dynasty National Rank: #7118
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 58-44 (44-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-6 (11th)
2013 Points For Average: 18
2013 Points Against Average: 26.9
2013 Differential: -8.9
2013 Wins: #9602 Brattleboro (30-14), #9602 Brattleboro (27-20), #11600 Mount Anthony (Bennington) (35-14)
2013 Losses: #397 Middlebury (28-6), #1293 South Burlington (49-14), #3592 Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg) (35-9), #4969 Essex (Essex Junction) (30-14), #6534 Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) (28-21), #7340 Mt. Mansfield (Jericho) (24-6)
2013 Opponents W-L: 42-42
Recent State Championships: 2009 (2)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Division II), 2006 (tied for 1st; Division III)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/25/13 Brattleboro (27-20), 8/30/14 Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg) (49-19)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 at Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg), 9/5 South Burlington, 9/12 at Middlebury, 9/19 Essex (Essex Junction), 9/26 at Mount Anthony (Bennington), 10/3 Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans), 10/10 at Brattleboro, 10/17 Mt. Mansfield (Jericho)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Middlebury (46.7), South Burlington (34.2), Essex (Essex Junction) (21)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mount Anthony (Bennington) (-13.5), Brattleboro (-7.1), Mt. Mansfield (Jericho) (2.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3465
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 9th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%