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GENERAL
Nickname: Redmen
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Mark Mortarelli
League: Bay State - Herget
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 6-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jared Abbruzzese 5'8" 165 Senior DB/RB 4.7
Sean Gallagher Senior LB 4.9
Gus Ramsrtom Junior LB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Mental/Physical Toughness
Team Weaknesses: Overall Experience, Team Speed

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 28.7
2014 National Rank: #2047
2014 State Rank: #21
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 20.2
2015 National Rank: #3285
2015 State Rank: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 21.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2061
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.1
Dynasty Record: 112-27 (86-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 33.9
2014 Points Against Average: 18.8
2014 Differential: +15.1
2014 Wins: #2863 Duxbury (48-22), #4334 Wellesley (35-7), #5106 Acton-Boxborough (Acton) (21-17), #5913 Milton (28-7), #7704 Norwood (35-0), #9125 Weymouth (South Weymouth) (47-15), #9525 Dedham (56-22), #11370 Framingham (41-14)
2014 Losses: #335 Marshfield (55-20), #1149 Walpole (17-14), #2867 Needham (31-28)
2014 Opponents W-L: 64-60
Recent State Championships: 2005 (E-II)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Bay State - Carey), 2012 (tied for 1st; Bay State - Carey), 2009 (Bay State - Carey), 2006, 2005 (Bay State Herget)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/19/15 Newton North (Newtonville) (24-18)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/11 at Weymouth (South Weymouth), 9/19 at Newton North (Newtonville), 9/25 Wellesley, 10/2 Milton, 10/9 Dedham, 10/16 at Walpole, 10/24 at Norwood, 11/26 Framingham
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Walpole (35.2), Newton North (Newtonville) (28.6), Wellesley (15.1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Dedham (-18.8), Framingham (-7.7), Weymouth (South Weymouth) (-5.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 (17 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #106
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5579
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%