Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley, MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Chris Lindstrom League: Midland Wachusett - A (moving from Southern Worcester County - A) Playoff Division: 4 Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2013 JV Record: 11-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Christopher Lindstrom 6'5" 250 Senior OL/DL 4.90 [Boston College] Drew Jean-Guillaume 5'10" 180 Senior QB/ATH 4.45 Chase Flibbert 6'5" 270 Senior OL/DL 5.40 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, OL, Off-Season Work Ethic Team Weaknesses: Speed RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 26.6 2013 National Rank: #2264 2013 State Rank: #27 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 30.8 2014 National Rank: #1451 2014 State Rank: #15 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 11.7 Dynasty National Rank: #4354 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.4 Dynasty Record: 79-45 (44-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 9-2 2013 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 26.9 2013 Points Against Average: 20.9 2013 Differential: +6 2013 Wins: #2136 St. Peter-Marian (Worcester) (28-24), #2136 St. Peter-Marian (Worcester) (14-13), #4338 Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (20-14), #6847 Fitchburg (14-8), #7054 Holy Name Central Catholic (Worcester) (32-22), #7144 Wachusett Regional (Holden) (50-29), #7691 Gardner (28-13), #8257 Grafton Memorial (Grafton) (36-22), #9449 Nipmuc Regional (Upton) (32-12) 2013 Losses: #689 Leominster (41-14), #1163 Doherty Memorial (Worcester) (32-28) 2013 Opponents W-L: 72-51 Recent State Championships: 2007 (C/W II) Recent League Championships: 2013 (Southern Worcester County - A), 2011 (Southern Worcester County - A), 2007 (Division II West) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/28/13 Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (20-14) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/13 vs Fitchburg, 9/20 vs Gardner, 9/26 vs Leominster, 10/3 vs Grafton Memorial (Grafton), 10/11 at Wachusett Regional (Holden), 10/18 at St. Peter-Marian (Worcester), 10/24 vs Holy Name Central Catholic (Worcester), 11/27 at Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Leominster (40.2), St. Peter-Marian (Worcester) (27.5), Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (15.5) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Gardner (0.8), Grafton Memorial (Grafton) (1.2), Wachusett Regional (Holden) (3.2) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3 (15 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9% |