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GENERAL
Nickname: Hillies
Colors: Gold
Coach: Tim O'Connor
League: Merrimack Valley - Division 2
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Broughan McGovern 6'3.5" 190 Sophomore QB/P 4.85
Phil Panici 5'10" 235 Senior ILB/OL 4.90
Patrick Yale 5'11" 170 Senior CB/WR 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, RB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, OLB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 17.6
2013 National Rank: #3876
2013 State Rank: #57
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 16.8
2014 National Rank: #3763
2014 State Rank: #53
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 5.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6513
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13
Dynasty Record: 35-83 (20-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 15.7
2013 Points Against Average: 16.8
2013 Differential: -1.1
2013 Wins: #1724 Lowell (28-21), #4690 Beverly (21-19), #4908 North Andover (21-6), #5387 Methuen (17-0), #7630 Lawrence (26-12), #7679 Lynn English (Lynn) (10-7), #8110 Dracut (21-6)
2013 Losses: #324 Central Catholic (Lawrence) (40-0), #634 Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (28-14), #3251 Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (27-6), #3431 Reading Memorial (Reading) (19-9)
2013 Opponents W-L: 73-49
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/28/13 Lowell (28-21)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Beverly, 9/12 vs Central Catholic (Lawrence), 9/26 Lawrence, 10/3 Methuen, 10/10 at Dracut, 10/17 Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury), 10/24 at North Andover, 11/27 vs Lowell
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Lawrence) (48.8), Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (42.3), Lowell (32.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Dracut (-0.6), Lawrence (2.6), Methuen (3.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1 (17 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2218
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%