Nashua South (Nashua, NH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Purple Panthers Colors: Purple/White Coach: Scott Knight League: Division I - West Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2013 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jesse Clauss 6'2" 170 WR/S 4.70 Joshua Perry 5'9" 175 SB/OLB 4.65 Robbie Smith 5'10" 175 SB/CB 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Experience, LB RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 20.3 2013 National Rank: #3362 2013 State Rank: #10 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 26.5 2014 National Rank: #2051 2014 State Rank: #6 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 14.4 Dynasty National Rank: #3601 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.4 Dynasty Record: 66-47 (49-35 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 9-2 2013 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st) 2013 Points For Average: 35.3 2013 Points Against Average: 21.3 2013 Differential: +14 2013 Wins: #3341 Exeter (28-6), #4251 Bishop Guertin (Nashua) (35-14), #4956 Spaulding (Rochester) (34-24), #5652 Winnacunnet (Hampton) (51-28), #8150 Nashua North (Nashua) (41-21), #8150 Nashua North (Nashua) (35-27), #8343 Dover (42-21), #9363 Timberlane (Plaistow) (38-13), #9709 Alvirne (Hudson) (35-0) 2013 Losses: #3081 Keene (38-21), #3081 Keene (42-28) 2013 Opponents W-L: 50-58 Recent State Championships: 2008 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Division I), 2007 (Division I) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Salem, 9/12 Pinkerton (Derry), 9/20 Merrimack, 9/26 Nashua North (Nashua), 10/3 at Timberlane (Plaistow), 10/10 at Alvirne (Hudson), 10/17 Keene, 10/24 at Londonderry, 10/31 at Bishop Guertin (Nashua) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Pinkerton (Derry) (30.9), Keene (21.8), Bishop Guertin (Nashua) (15.8) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Alvirne (Hudson) (-7.6), Timberlane (Plaistow) (-6.1), Nashua North (Nashua) (-0.8) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 (9.1 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5168 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 27% |