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GENERAL
Nickname: Whalers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Brian Ryder
League: Mayflower - Small
Playoff Division: 6
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 8-1-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Andrew Ray 6'2" 185 Senior QB 4.76
Cory Ryder 6'3" 235 Junior LB/OL 5.0
Norman Ramsey 6'3" 210 Senior DE/OL 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Offense

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -8.9
2014 National Rank: #9973
2014 State Rank: #201
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -11.4
2015 National Rank: #10372
2015 State Rank: #205
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -16.6
Dynasty National Rank: #12645
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 62-65 (40-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 24.7
2014 Points Against Average: 11.3
2014 Differential: +13.4
2014 Wins: #11597 West Bridgewater (14-6), #11597 West Bridgewater (40-6), #12476 Upper Cape Cod RVT (Bourne) (24-20), #13188 Old Colony RVT (Rochester) (45-0), #13756 South Shore Vo-Tech (Hanover) (25-0), #13760 Tri-County RVT (Franklin) (27-6), #14210 Holbrook/Avon (Holbrook) (37-8), #14554 Monomoy (Harwich) (44-0)
2014 Losses: #3198 Cohasset (35-3), #9211 Southeastern RVT (South Easton) (22-6), #9383 Martha's Vineyard Regional (Oak Bluffs) (21-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 55-66
Recent State Championships: 2011 (E-V)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/12/15 Upper Cape Cod RVT (Bourne) (12-8), 9/19/15 South Shore Vo-Tech (Hanover) (27-8)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/12 at Upper Cape Cod RVT (Bourne), 9/19 at South Shore Vo-Tech (Hanover), 9/26 Holbrook/Avon (Holbrook), 10/3 Sacred Heart (Kingston), 10/10 at Old Colony RVT (Rochester), 10/17 West Bridgewater, 10/24 Cape Cod RVT (Harwich), 11/21 Martha's Vineyard Regional (Oak Bluffs)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Martha's Vineyard Regional (Oak Bluffs) (-4.7), West Bridgewater (-17.6), Upper Cape Cod RVT (Bourne) (-23.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Cape Cod RVT (Harwich) (-51.1), Holbrook/Avon (Holbrook) (-42.6), Old Colony RVT (Rochester) (-33.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.6 (-18 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #281
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13384
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%