Haverhill (MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hillies Colors: Gold Coach: Tim O'Connor League: Merrimack Valley - Division 2 Playoff Division: 2 Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2014 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Broughan McGovern 6'4" 190 Junior QB/FS 4.9 Luc Chretian 5'11" 220 Senior DE/FB 4.8 Pedro Santiago 5'8" 165 Junior RB/CB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions, LB, Team Speed On Defense Team Weaknesses: OL RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 23.2 2014 National Rank: #2862 2014 State Rank: #45 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 28.7 2015 National Rank: #1888 2015 State Rank: #19 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 6.6 Dynasty National Rank: #6037 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.1 Dynasty Record: 42-87 (24-51 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 7-4 2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2014 Points For Average: 20.6 2014 Points Against Average: 17.8 2014 Differential: +2.8 2014 Wins: #1297 Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (10-0), #3151 Reading Memorial (Reading) (14-13), #6071 Beverly (28-21), #6131 Lawrence (41-14), #6882 Methuen (31-0), #7338 Newton South (Newton) (42-12), #9419 Dracut (42-26) 2014 Losses: #1381 Central Catholic (Lawrence) (40-0), #2108 North Andover (28-13), #2108 North Andover (34-0), #4923 Lowell (8-6) 2014 Opponents W-L: 70-53 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/11 Central Catholic (Lawrence), 9/18 at Mansfield, 9/25 North Andover, 10/2 vs Lawrence, 10/9 Dracut, 10/16 Billerica Memorial (Billerica), 10/23 at Methuen, 11/26 Lowell Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Lawrence) (25.8), Mansfield (22.6), North Andover (20.8) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Dracut (-6.4), Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (8.1), Lawrence (11) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1 (16.3 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3489 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2015 Projected League Finish: 1st 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 32% |