Doherty Memorial (Worcester, MA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Sean Mulcahy
League: Inter-High
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #2

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Isaac Yiadom 6'0" 170 Senior DB 4.5 [Boston College]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 35.5
2013 National Rank: #1163
2013 State Rank: #13
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 31.2
2014 National Rank: #1407
2014 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 5.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6266
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 28
Dynasty Record: 59-64 (27-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 12-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 29.8
2013 Points Against Average: 19.2
2013 Differential: +10.6
2013 Wins: #1455 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional (South Yarmouth) (28-26), #2136 St. Peter-Marian (Worcester) (20-19), #2264 Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley) (32-28), #3841 Wahconah Regional (Dalton) (22-16), #4338 Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (33-7), #4665 Hudson (27-6), #6623 Quabbin Regional (Barre) (54-27), #7054 Holy Name Central Catholic (Worcester) (19-12), #9158 North Middlesex Regional (Townsend) (27-19), #12970 Burncoat (Worcester) (32-30), #13386 South (Worcester) (40-12), #13941 North (Worcester) (28-0)
2013 Losses: #689 Leominster (47-26)
2013 Opponents W-L: 82-62
Recent State Championships: 2013
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 8
Streak List: 10/18/13 North (Worcester) (28-0), 10/26/13 St. Peter-Marian (Worcester) (20-19), 11/1/13 Quabbin Regional (Barre) (54-27), 11/8/13 Hudson (27-6), 11/15/13 Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley) (32-28), 11/23/13 Wahconah Regional (Dalton) (22-16), 11/28/13 Burncoat (Worcester) (32-30), 12/7/13 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional (South Yarmouth) (28-26)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/11 at North Middlesex Regional (Townsend), 9/19 vs Holy Name Central Catholic (Worcester), 9/26 vs Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale), 10/3 vs South (Worcester), 10/10 vs Leominster, 10/17 vs North (Worcester), 10/24 vs St. Peter-Marian (Worcester), 11/27 at Burncoat (Worcester)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Leominster (40.2), St. Peter-Marian (Worcester) (27.5), Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (15.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: North (Worcester) (-37.3), South (Worcester) (-30.9), Burncoat (Worcester) (-27)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.4 (11.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #158
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8363
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%



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