Whittier RVT (Haverhill, MA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Kevin Bradley
League: Commonwealth - Large
Playoff Division: 5
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 0
2014 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good JV Players Moving Up To Varsity
Team Weaknesses: Lost 24 Seniors/21 Starters

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 14.9
2014 National Rank: #4494
2014 State Rank: #73
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -15.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -0.6
2015 National Rank: #7974
2015 State Rank: #157
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 0.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8179
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.8
Dynasty Record: 94-44 (35-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 28
2014 Points Against Average: 14.6
2014 Differential: +13.4
2014 Wins: #6296 St. Mary's (Lynn) (22-14), #6696 Blackstone Valley RVT (Upton) (44-8), #8762 Greater Lawrence Tech (Andover) (42-16), #8762 Greater Lawrence Tech (Andover) (14-8), #8762 Greater Lawrence Tech (Andover) (22-20), #9873 Shawsheen Valley Tech (Billerica) (39-14), #10201 Northeast Metro RVT (Wakefield) (28-18), #11067 Assabet Valley RVT (Marlborough) (36-8), #13668 Greater Lowell Tech (Tyngsborough) (49-12)
2014 Losses: #3072 Bishop Fenwick (Peabody) (20-14), #5346 Weston (16-6), #11448 Bellingham (21-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 73-56
Recent State Championships: 2014 (Vocational Large), 2009 (E-IV), 2005 (Vocational Large)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2009, 2008, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/12 Pentucket Regional (West Newbury), 9/18 at Randolph, 9/26 Lynn Vo-Tech (Lynn), 10/3 at Shawsheen Valley Tech (Billerica), 10/9 at Chelsea, 10/17 Northeast Metro RVT (Wakefield), 10/24 Essex Tech (Danvers), 11/26 at Greater Lawrence Tech (Andover)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Pentucket Regional (West Newbury) (12.2), Essex Tech (Danvers) (0), Randolph (-5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lynn Vo-Tech (Lynn) (-30.6), Chelsea (-24.8), Greater Lawrence Tech (Andover) (-16.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.6 (-0.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #226
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11178
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%