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GENERAL
Nickname: Clippers
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Josh Lima
League: Division I (moving from Division II-B)
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mike Stock 5'9" 180 Senior RB/DB
Jared Talbert 6'0" 170 Senior ATH/DB
Nick Giorgio 6'1" 215 Senior OL/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size/Athleticism Of Lines, Returning Starters At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 16.3
2013 National Rank: #4142
2013 State Rank: #12
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 16.5
2014 National Rank: #3818
2014 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 6.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6171
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.7
Dynasty Record: 72-58 (49-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 25.5
2013 Points Against Average: 19.8
2013 Differential: +5.7
2013 Wins: #4043 Rogers (Newport) (27-20), #4597 St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket) (49-35), #4597 St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket) (24-17), #6366 Woonsocket (21-14), #7245 Shea [Charles E.] (Pawtucket) (14-7), #8393 Mt. Hope (Bristol) (28-12), #8572 Coventry (42-7), #9235 Central (Providence) (25-20), #12197 Pilgrim (Warwick) (62-0)
2013 Losses: #2247 West Warwick (48-13), #2247 West Warwick (14-0), #4092 Cranston West (Cranston) (27-12), #4989 North Kingstown (36-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 79-66
Recent State Championships: 2012 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Division II-B), 2012 (Division II-B), 2003 (Division II)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/12 St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket), 9/19 at Cranston West (Cranston), 9/26 East Providence, 10/3 at South Kingstown (Wakefield), 10/10 Portsmouth, 10/17 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick), 10/24 Cranston East (Cranston), 10/31 at Barrington, 11/14 at La Salle Academy (Providence), 11/27 Woonsocket
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (39), Cranston East (Cranston) (28.7), Barrington (25)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: East Providence (4.8), Woonsocket (6.5), St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket) (15.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1 (9.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +17
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1849
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 8th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%