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GENERAL
Nickname: Sachems
Colors: Red/Silver
Coach: Craig Kozens
League: Division II - North
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 10-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brycen Martin 6'4" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.6
Kyle Chiasson 5'7" 155 Senior RB/DB 4.5
Keith Schultz 6'3" 215 Senior ILB 4.8

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 2.6
2014 National Rank: #7238
2014 State Rank: #32
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 5.1
2015 National Rank: #6546
2015 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 12.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4220
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.2
Dynasty Record: 77-41 (69-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2014 Points For Average: 30.5
2014 Points Against Average: 24.1
2014 Differential: +6.4
2014 Wins: #1988 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Dover) (35-28), #6380 Plymouth (28-27), #10773 Hanover (35-14), #12061 Manchester West (Manchester) (58-19)
2014 Losses: #3708 Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway) (30-20), #6465 Merrimack Valley (Penacook) (20-17), #7348 Lebanon (22-21), #7351 Kearsarge (North Sutton) (33-30)
2014 Opponents W-L: 39-33
Recent State Championships: 2007 (IV)
Recent League Championships: 2007 (Division IV), 2006 (tied for 1st; Division IV), 2004 (tied for 1st; Division IV)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/19/15 Manchester West (Manchester) (63-34)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 Lebanon, 9/11 at Monadnock (East Swanzey), 9/19 at Manchester West (Manchester), 9/25 Hanover, 10/3 at Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Dover), 10/10 at Plymouth, 10/16 Merrimack Valley (Penacook), 10/23 Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway), 10/30 at Kearsarge (North Sutton)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Dover) (31.5), Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway) (17.4), Monadnock (East Swanzey) (7.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Manchester West (Manchester) (-27.7), Hanover (-14.6), Plymouth (-1.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7083
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%