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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Scarlet/White
Coach: Todd Kiley
League: Tri-Valley - Large
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2013 JV Record: 8-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Athy 6'0" 185 Senior QB/DB 4.60
Joe Bellomo 6'0" 210 Senior RB/LB 4.60
Zach Elkinson 5'9" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Strength/Conditioning, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 21.3
2013 National Rank: #3158
2013 State Rank: #42
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 22.5
2014 National Rank: #2674
2014 State Rank: #34
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 16.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3011
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.1
Dynasty Record: 91-33 (65-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 34.8
2013 Points Against Average: 21.5
2013 Differential: +13.3
2013 Wins: #2725 Westwood (35-20), #5057 Medway (33-19), #5390 Hopkinton (35-26), #6542 Scituate (44-39), #8696 Medfield (41-14), #11037 Milford (43-7), #11875 Norwood (48-6), #12692 Bellingham (35-0)
2013 Losses: #1455 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional (South Yarmouth) (26-7), #2725 Westwood (43-41), #2725 Westwood (36-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 61-62
Recent State Championships: 2010 (E-IIIA)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st; Tri-Valley), 2009 (Tri-Valley), 2004 (tied for 1st; Tri-Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Duxbury, 9/13 at Norwood, 9/19 Milford, 9/26 Hopkinton, 10/3 Westwood, 10/10 at Medway, 10/17 at Medfield, 11/27 at Westwood
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Westwood (23.6), Duxbury (14.7), Hopkinton (10.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Norwood (-18.8), Milford (-8.7), Medway (1.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9 (10 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #96
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5737
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 17%