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GENERAL
Nickname: Hurricanes
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Dayne Poirot
League: Berkshires
Playoff Division: 5
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Mach 5'10" 190 RB/DB 4.51
Jameson Coughlan 6'1" 215 G/LB 5.20
Zach Wright 6'2" 250 T/DT 5.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience In Offensive Backfield

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 11.7
2013 National Rank: #5150
2013 State Rank: #83
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2014 Starting Power Rating: 11.4
2014 National Rank: #4907
2014 State Rank: #78
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3.4
Dynasty National Rank: #7042
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.8
Dynasty Record: 78-40 (60-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 33.3
2013 Points Against Average: 9.5
2013 Differential: +23.8
2013 Wins: #7531 Easthampton (28-8), #7946 Mt. Greylock Regional (Williamstown) (20-12), #7946 Mt. Greylock Regional (Williamstown) (17-16), #10265 Pittsfield (44-14), #11049 Monument Mountain (Great Barrington) (36-6), #11485 Mahar Regional (Orange) (54-6), #13132 Athol (46-6), #13441 Drury (North Adams) (42-0), #14443 Taconic (Pittsfield) (50-0)
2013 Losses: #3841 Wahconah Regional (Dalton) (8-7), #3929 Northbridge (Whitinsville) (29-22)
2013 Opponents W-L: 64-52
Recent State Championships: 2009 (W-II)
Recent League Championships: 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/6 Athol, 9/12 at Mahar Regional (Orange), 9/20 Mt. Greylock Regional (Williamstown), 9/26 at Monument Mountain (Great Barrington), 10/4 Wahconah Regional (Dalton), 10/10 Taconic (Pittsfield), 10/17 at Pittsfield, 10/25 at Drury (North Adams)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Wahconah Regional (Dalton) (17.8), Pittsfield (1.4), Mt. Greylock Regional (Williamstown) (0)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Taconic (Pittsfield) (-48.3), Drury (North Adams) (-31.5), Athol (-28.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.2 (-6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #246
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11771
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 32%