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GENERAL
Nickname: Redmen
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Mark Mortarelli
League: Bay State - Herget
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 6-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brian Dunlap 6'0" 180 Senior 4.60
Nick Olson 6'0" 190 4.80
Trenton Wright 6'2" 205 DE/TE 4.90

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Troy Flutie 6'0" 180 Senior WR [Boston College]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WR
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 35.9
2013 National Rank: #1126
2013 State Rank: #12
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 25.3
2014 National Rank: #2231
2014 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 20.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2180
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 104-24 (80-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 37
2013 Points Against Average: 18.6
2013 Differential: +18.4
2013 Wins: #1370 King Philip Regional (Wrentham) (39-26), #2267 Acton-Boxborough (Acton) (41-6), #2832 Wellesley (35-21), #3013 Needham (28-14), #4578 Walpole (56-55), #6213 Weymouth (South Weymouth) (35-14), #6636 Milton (42-19), #10377 Framingham (48-13), #11408 Dedham (42-10), #11875 Norwood (28-0)
2013 Losses: #884 Barnstable (Hyannis) (27-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 63-58
Recent State Championships: 2005 (E-II)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Bay State - Carey), 2012 (tied for 1st; Bay State - Carey), 2009 (Bay State - Carey), 2006, 2005 (Bay State Herget)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/15/13 Needham (28-14), 11/28/13 Framingham (48-13)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/12 Weymouth (South Weymouth), 9/19 at Acton-Boxborough (Acton), 9/27 at Wellesley, 10/2 Norwood, 10/10 at Dedham, 10/17 at Milton, 10/24 Walpole, 11/27 vs Framingham
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Acton-Boxborough (Acton) (26.6), Wellesley (23.1), Walpole (14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Norwood (-18.8), Dedham (-16), Framingham (-10.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2 (15.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #122
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6486
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 26%