| Westfield (MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bombers Colors: Black/Red Coach: Rocco Fernandez League: AA Playoff Division: 2 Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Cody Neidig 5'9" 155 Senior CB/ATH Austin Shrewsbury 6'4" 280 Senior C/DT John Bucko 6'6" 230 Senior TE/DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: New Coaching Staff Brings In New Philosophies On Both Sides Of Ball, Returning One Of Top Linemen In Area, Several Experienced Rotational Players Poised To Make Big Impact Team Weaknesses: Lost Many Seniors, 4 New Players On OL, Leading Rushers From Last Season Have Graduated RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 18 2013 National Rank: #3814 2013 State Rank: #55 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 9.2 2014 National Rank: #5415 2014 State Rank: #90 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 5.6 Dynasty National Rank: #6343 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.9 Dynasty Record: 61-59 (37-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 9-2 2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 37.9 2013 Points Against Average: 26.9 2013 Differential: +11 2013 Wins: #5682 East Longmeadow (48-36), #5682 East Longmeadow (49-26), #6153 Longmeadow (34-32), #7588 West Springfield (49-20), #7929 Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham) (13-6), #8680 Putnam Vo-Tech/Sci-Tech (Springfield) (35-22), #9625 Holyoke (43-22), #11643 Cathedral (Springfield) (52-22), #12798 Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst) (60-14) 2013 Losses: #1650 Central (Springfield) (52-14), #1650 Central (Springfield) (44-20) 2013 Opponents W-L: 64-55 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/28/13 Cathedral (Springfield) (52-22) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/6 at Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst), 9/19 at West Springfield, 9/26 vs Putnam Vo-Tech/Sci-Tech (Springfield), 10/3 vs Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham), 10/10 vs Longmeadow, 10/17 at Holyoke, 10/24 vs East Longmeadow, 10/31 vs Central (Springfield), 11/27 vs Cathedral (Springfield) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Springfield) (20.7), East Longmeadow (9.3), Longmeadow (7.3) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst) (-25.5), Cathedral (Springfield) (-23.1), Holyoke (-7.2) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9 (6.4 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.1 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #161 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8510 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |