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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%