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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Sean Driscoll
League: Northeastern - South
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 0
Returning Defensive Starters: 0
2014 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jonathan Gonzalez 5'7" 165 Junior RB/LB 4.5
Chris Zuffante 6'0" 175 Junior QB/DB 4.9
Matthew Feeley 175 Senior RB/DB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Great Speed
Team Weaknesses: Very Young Team, Inexperience, No Returning Starters

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 21.3
2014 National Rank: #3204
2014 State Rank: #55
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -16.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 4.8
2015 National Rank: #6626
2015 State Rank: #119
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 13.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3790
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.1
Dynasty Record: 87-47-1 (50-22-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 24.7
2014 Points Against Average: 13.7
2014 Differential: +11
2014 Wins: #2663 Peabody Veterans Memorial (Peabody) (21-7), #3885 Triton Regional (Byfield) (14-0), #5700 Danvers (27-16), #5958 Saugus (44-41), #6014 Swampscott (28-12), #7968 Lynn Classical (Lynn) (28-14), #8082 Revere (14-6), #8082 Revere (21-0), #8753 Hamilton-Wenham Regional (South Hamilton) (26-6), #12236 Salem (35-14)
2014 Losses: #1745 Lynnfield (35-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 57-65
Recent State Championships: 2006 (E-IIA)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2006 (Northeastern - Small), 2005 (Northeastern- North)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/12 Danvers, 9/18 at Medfield, 9/25 Lynn English (Lynn), 10/2 Salem, 10/9 at Gloucester, 10/16 Saugus, 10/24 vs Swampscott, 11/26 vs Revere
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Medfield (19.5), Revere (10), Swampscott (9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Salem (-20.6), Lynn English (Lynn) (-6.7), Gloucester (0)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 (8.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #152
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7273
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%