West Boylston/Tahanto (West Boylston, MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Blue/White Coach: David Tinglof League: Midland Wachusett - D Playoff Division: 6 Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2013 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Alex Thomas 5'10" 175 Senior QB/S 4.70 Victor Green 5'10" 185 Senior C/NG 4.85 Cole McCubrey 6'0" 180 Sophomore FB/LB 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Tradition, Pride/Experience Of Returning Players, Successful JV Players Moving Up Team Weaknesses: Loss Of Two/Three Year Starters From Last Season, Depth, Size RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 15.1 2013 National Rank: #4399 2013 State Rank: #74 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 10.3 2014 National Rank: #5157 2014 State Rank: #83 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -1.3 Dynasty National Rank: #8695 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.9 Dynasty Record: 61-59 (30-40 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 8-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 35 2013 Points Against Average: 16.5 2013 Differential: +18.5 2013 Wins: #5503 Leicester (48-20), #6317 St. Bernard's Central Catholic (Fitchburg) (35-16), #7809 Maynard/Bromfield (Maynard) (52-21), #8400 Assabet Valley RVT (Marlborough) (28-0), #9520 Narragansett Regional (Baldwinville) (39-8), #10237 Lunenburg (20-13), #12431 Ayer Shirley (Ayer) (57-13), #13313 Murdock (Winchendon) (46-0) 2013 Losses: #2004 Littleton (40-34), #3223 Blackstone Valley RVT (Upton) (35-12), #8400 Assabet Valley RVT (Marlborough) (16-14) 2013 Opponents W-L: 77-46 Recent State Championships: 2012 (C-5) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/12 Littleton, 9/19 at Ayer Shirley (Ayer), 9/26 Lunenburg, 10/3 at Maynard/Bromfield (Maynard), 10/10 vs Leicester, 10/17 at Narragansett Regional (Baldwinville), 10/24 Murdock (Winchendon), 11/26 at Assabet Valley RVT (Marlborough) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Littleton (28.4), Leicester (8.7), Maynard/Bromfield (Maynard) (0.3) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Murdock (Winchendon) (-30.3), Ayer Shirley (Ayer) (-22.6), Lunenburg (-9.9) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.3 (1.2 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #178 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9193 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4% |