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GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mike Yameen
League: Merrimack Valley - Division 2
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 6-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nelson Valerio 5'9" 165 Senior QB
Kenny Richards 6'0" 205 Junior RB
Luis Crispin 6'2" 170 Junior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Athleticism, Depth At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 1.1
2013 National Rank: #7630
2013 State Rank: #139
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 2.6
2014 National Rank: #7019
2014 State Rank: #123
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 0.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8159
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 28-93 [32-89 on the field] (10-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 20.3
2013 Points Against Average: 34.1
2013 Differential: -13.8
2013 Wins: #8110 Dracut (42-41), #8425 Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (21-13), #10130 Peabody Veterans Memorial (Peabody) (28-26)
2013 Losses: #324 Central Catholic (Lawrence) (39-27), #634 Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (49-14), #3097 Andover (39-10), #3569 Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (47-27), #3876 Haverhill (26-12), #4908 North Andover (35-14), #5387 Methuen (10-7), #5822 Salem (NH) (50-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 66-57
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Merrimack Valley - Small)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 vs Central Catholic (Lawrence), 9/12 at Methuen, 9/19 vs Dracut, 9/26 at Haverhill, 10/3 at Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury), 10/10 vs North Andover, 10/24 vs Billerica Memorial (Billerica), 11/26 Salem (NH)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Lawrence) (48.8), Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (42.3), Haverhill (18.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (-2), Dracut (-0.6), Methuen (3.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.7 (15.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2701
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%