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GENERAL
Nickname: Chieftains
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Gavin Monagle
League: Cape Ann - Large
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Angus McNeil 6'5" 280 Senior OL/DL 5.1
Scott Foden 5'11" 185 Senior RB/OLB 4.5
Aubrey Leake 5'11" 220 Senior RB/LB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Great Depth At All Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 23.2
2014 National Rank: #2875
2014 State Rank: #48
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 16.7
2015 National Rank: #4002
2015 State Rank: #60
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 21.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1997
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5
Dynasty Record: 99-41 (53-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 21
2014 Points Against Average: 14.5
2014 Differential: +6.5
2014 Wins: #1457 Melrose (15-13), #2108 North Andover (21-13), #3885 Triton Regional (Byfield) (26-23), #5276 Pentucket Regional (West Newbury) (21-8), #6071 Beverly (28-6), #6782 North Reading (20-0), #7176 Newburyport (27-21), #7919 Gloucester (34-14), #8082 Revere (19-7)
2014 Losses: #1297 Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (28-0), #3151 Reading Memorial (Reading) (27-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 70-55
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2012 (Cape Ann/Northeastern - Division 1), 2009, 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st; Cape Ann)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/11 at Melrose, 9/18 Reading Memorial (Reading), 9/25 Newburyport, 10/2 at North Reading, 10/9 at Wayland, 10/16 Pentucket Regional (West Newbury), 10/23 at Triton Regional (Byfield), 11/26 Pingree (South Hamilton)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Melrose (29.9), Reading Memorial (Reading) (24.6), Wayland (14.1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Pingree (South Hamilton) (-7.9), Newburyport (4.1), Triton Regional (Byfield) (4.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.6 (14.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #63
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4223
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%