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GENERAL
Nickname: Whalers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Brian Ryder
League: Mayflower - Small
Playoff Division: 6
Playoff Division Rank: #31

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 9-0-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Andrew Ray 6'2" 185 Junior QB
Keenan Phillips 6'0" 185 Sophomore RB/OLB
Jake Pearl 6'0" 215 Senior LB/OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size, Speed, Conditioning

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -23.6
2013 National Rank: #12542
2013 State Rank: #265
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: -16.1
2014 National Rank: #11393
2014 State Rank: #241
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -17.3
Dynasty National Rank: #12775
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 54-62 (35-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 19.6
2013 Points Against Average: 17.7
2013 Differential: +1.9
2013 Wins: #11937 Mashpee (17-14), #13223 West Bridgewater (17-8), #13614 South Shore Vo-Tech (Hanover) (28-6), #14246 Old Colony RVT (Rochester) (28-6), #14592 Holbrook/Avon (Holbrook) (35-6)
2013 Losses: #4148 Cohasset (35-6), #10345 Bristol-Plymouth RVT (Taunton) (34-27), #11150 Martha's Vineyard Regional (Oak Bluffs) (14-0), #11657 Upper Cape Cod RVT (Bourne) (34-28), #11937 Mashpee (30-23), #13681 Monomoy (Harwich) (8-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 56-64
Recent State Championships: 2011 (E-V)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/12 at Monomoy (Harwich), 9/19 Tri-County RVT (Franklin), 9/27 Upper Cape Cod RVT (Bourne), 10/4 South Shore Vo-Tech (Hanover), 10/11 at Holbrook/Avon (Holbrook), 10/17 Old Colony RVT (Rochester), 10/25 at West Bridgewater, 11/29 at Martha's Vineyard Regional (Oak Bluffs)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Martha's Vineyard Regional (Oak Bluffs) (-11), Upper Cape Cod RVT (Bourne) (-14.4), South Shore Vo-Tech (Hanover) (-25.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Holbrook/Avon (Holbrook) (-57.7), Old Colony RVT (Rochester) (-49.3), Tri-County RVT (Franklin) (-36.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.6 (-19.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #286
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13198
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%