| Central Catholic (Lawrence, MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Raiders Colors: Blue/Red Coach: Chuck Adamopoulos League: Merrimack Valley - Division 1 Playoff Division: 1 Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2014 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Michael Mercuri 5'11" 185 Senior WR/LB 4.7 Omar Deschamps 5'11" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.8 Robert Fitzgerald 5'10" 180 Senior RB/S 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, WRs Team Weaknesses: Overall Lack Of Experience RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 34.3 2014 National Rank: #1381 2014 State Rank: #15 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 25.8 2015 National Rank: #2305 2015 State Rank: #27 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 25.5 Dynasty National Rank: #1380 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.3 Dynasty Record: 86-46 (46-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 9-2 2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2014 Points For Average: 34.1 2014 Points Against Average: 19.5 2014 Differential: +14.6 2014 Wins: #2663 Peabody Veterans Memorial (Peabody) (45-9), #2862 Haverhill (40-0), #3395 Andover (28-21), #3395 Andover (49-35), #3395 Andover (41-21), #4655 Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (35-31), #4923 Lowell (44-7), #6131 Lawrence (40-3), #7636 Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (34-18) 2014 Losses: #462 St. John's Prep (Danvers) (42-7), #462 St. John's Prep (Danvers) (27-12) 2014 Opponents W-L: 67-54 Recent State Championships: 2013 Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; Merrimack Valley - Large), 2006 (tied for 1st; Merrimack Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/11 at Haverhill, 9/19 vs St. John's Prep (Danvers), 9/25 vs Chelmsford (North Chelmsford), 10/3 at Everett, 10/10 at Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury), 10/16 at Andover, 10/23 vs Lowell, 11/26 vs Lawrence Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Everett (44.2), St. John's Prep (Danvers) (42.1), Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (36.8) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (8.9), Lawrence (11), Lowell (15.6) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7 (23.7 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.6 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.9 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #855 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |