Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley, MA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Chris Lindstrom
League: Midland Wachusett - A
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Sean McKeon 6'5" 230 Senior TE/DE 4.65
Nick Ostrowski 5'10" 200 Senior LB/FB 4.9
Sean McGuigan 6'2" 215 Senior OLB 4.75

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Christopher Lindstrom 6'5" 240 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work-Ethic, Enthusiasm, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 23.6
2014 National Rank: #2813
2014 State Rank: #41
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 15.5
2015 National Rank: #4244
2015 State Rank: #64
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 12.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4106
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.8
Dynasty Record: 89-47 (46-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 32.6
2014 Points Against Average: 15.4
2014 Differential: +17.2
2014 Wins: #2513 Fitchburg (44-28), #4382 Wachusett Regional (Holden) (53-24), #6537 St. Peter-Marian (Worcester) (41-6), #6537 St. Peter-Marian (Worcester) (20-13), #7201 Groton-Dunstable (Groton) (24-0), #8466 Grafton Memorial (Grafton) (45-12), #8466 Grafton Memorial (Grafton) (45-6), #9950 Holy Name Central Catholic (Worcester) (29-6), #10352 Gardner (28-14), #10404 Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (22-6)
2014 Losses: #2500 Wahconah Regional (Dalton) (36-20), #2653 Leominster (34-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 70-63
Recent State Championships: 2007 (C/W II)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Southern Worcester County - A), 2011 (Southern Worcester County - A), 2007 (Division II West)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/12 at St. John's (Shrewsbury), 9/19 Leominster, 9/25 at Shrewsbury, 10/2 at Nashoba Regional (Bolton), 10/9 Wachusett Regional (Holden), 10/16 vs Fitchburg, 10/23 Westborough, 10/30 Quabbin Regional (Barre), 11/26 at Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: St. John's (Shrewsbury) (24.6), Leominster (23.7), Fitchburg (17.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Quabbin Regional (Barre) (-28.7), Westborough (-18.6), Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (-7.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4 (6.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #115
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5908
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%