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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/Silver
Coach: Michael Redding
League: Hockomock - Kelley/Rex
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brendan Hill 6'5" 220 Senior TE/DE 4.67
Curtis Boisvert 5'9" 170 Senior RB/CB 4.52
Andrew Horstmann 6'1" 230 Senior OL/DE 4.94

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Size On Lines
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At WR, Inexperience In Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 49.1
2013 National Rank: #314
2013 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 47.8
2014 National Rank: #283
2014 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 36.5
Dynasty National Rank: #324
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.9
Dynasty Record: 114-18 [116-16 on the field] (65-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 13-0
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 32.9
2013 Points Against Average: 15.1
2013 Differential: +17.8
2013 Wins: #763 Attleboro (49-42), #884 Barnstable (Hyannis) (41-16), #1008 St. John's (Shrewsbury) (28-14), #1370 King Philip Regional (Wrentham) (20-7), #2000 Waltham (41-0), #2231 North Attleborough (35-14), #2832 Wellesley (31-14), #3013 Needham (42-35), #3701 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Baltimore, MD) (29-26), #4171 Franklin (35-13), #5671 Taunton (42-8), #6436 Foxborough (14-7), #6636 Milton (21-0)
2013 Losses: none
2013 Opponents W-L: 94-52
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2010 (E-II), 2004 (E-II), 2003 (E-III)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2007 (Hockomock), 2006 (tied for 1st; Hockomock), 2005 (tied for 1st; Hockomock), 2004 (Hockomock), 2003 (Hockomock)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 13
Streak List: 9/6/13 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Baltimore, MD) (29-26), 9/12/13 Milton (21-0), 9/27/13 North Attleborough (35-14), 10/4/13 Attleboro (49-42), 10/11/13 Taunton (42-8), 10/18/13 King Philip Regional (Wrentham) (20-7), 10/25/13 Franklin (35-13), 11/1/13 Wellesley (31-14), 11/8/13 Needham (42-35), 11/15/13 Barnstable (Hyannis) (41-16), 11/23/13 Waltham (41-0), 11/28/13 Foxborough (14-7), 12/7/13 St. John's (Shrewsbury) (28-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/6 at Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, NY), 9/12 at Milton, 9/26 vs North Attleborough, 10/4 Attleboro, 10/10 at Taunton, 10/17 King Philip Regional (Wrentham), 10/24 Franklin, 11/27 Foxborough
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Attleboro (40.2), Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, NY) (35.1), King Philip Regional (Wrentham) (33.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Milton (5.3), Taunton (6.9), Foxborough (11.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2 (25.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1482
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 68%