| Needham (MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rockets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: David Duffy League: Bay State - Carey Playoff Division: 2 Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2013 JV Record: 7-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Joe Gowetski 6'2" 205 Junior MLB 4.60 Will Sumner 5'9" 235 Senior C 5.30 Derek Child 6'3" 240 Senior DE 5.00 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 22.1 2013 National Rank: #3013 2013 State Rank: #38 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 14.3 2014 National Rank: #4278 2014 State Rank: #64 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 11 Dynasty National Rank: #4555 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.6 Dynasty Record: 77-48 (64-33 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 7-4 2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 29.1 2013 Points Against Average: 20 2013 Differential: +9.1 2013 Wins: #4244 Duxbury (42-28), #4578 Walpole (26-6), #6213 Weymouth (South Weymouth) (42-28), #6966 Newton North (Newtonville) (41-12), #9371 Braintree (21-0), #10377 Framingham (34-12), #12807 Brookline (33-6) 2013 Losses: #314 Mansfield (42-35), #1126 Natick (28-14), #2725 Westwood (36-26), #2832 Wellesley (22-6) 2013 Opponents W-L: 66-56 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2003 (Bay State Carey) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/12 Westwood, 9/19 at Walpole, 9/27 at Newton North (Newtonville), 10/2 Framingham, 10/10 Braintree, 10/17 Brookline, 10/24 at Weymouth (South Weymouth), 11/27 Wellesley Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Westwood (23.6), Wellesley (23.1), Walpole (14.4) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Brookline (-25.6), Framingham (-10.6), Braintree (-2.6) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3 (15.6 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #117 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6386 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |