Salem (NH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Blue/White Coach: Rob Pike League: Division I - South Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2014 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Sean Nartiff 6'2" 270 OL/DL 5.0 Charles Sibanda 5'9" 170 RB/DB 4.6 Johnny Bartose 6'2" 215 RB/LB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Backfield/Secondary Depth Team Weaknesses: Lines RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 21.7 2014 National Rank: #3130 2014 State Rank: #7 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 20.2 2015 National Rank: #3285 2015 State Rank: #6 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 14.2 Dynasty National Rank: #3705 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6 Dynasty Record: 73-58 (51-40 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 7-3 2014 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2014 Points For Average: 25.1 2014 Points Against Average: 13.5 2014 Differential: +11.6 2014 Wins: #4843 Bishop Guertin (Nashua) (34-16), #5193 Nashua South (Nashua) (35-14), #5989 Timberlane (Plaistow) (24-21), #6459 Alvirne (Hudson) (36-14), #8411 Merrimack (28-0), #8889 Nashua North (Nashua) (12-7), #10469 Keene (40-0) 2014 Losses: #407 Pinkerton (Derry) (14-7), #1875 Londonderry (23-21), #6131 Lawrence (MA) (26-14) 2014 Opponents W-L: 48-53 Recent State Championships: 2009 Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/4 Winnacunnet (Hampton), 9/11 Dover, 9/19 Pinkerton (Derry), 9/25 at Timberlane (Plaistow), 10/2 Exeter, 10/9 at Spaulding (Rochester), 10/16 Merrimack, 10/23 at Portsmouth, 10/30 at Londonderry Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Pinkerton (Derry) (47.2), Londonderry (24.7), Exeter (15.9) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Dover (-10.6), Merrimack (-8.8), Spaulding (Rochester) (1.9) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4280 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |