Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst, MA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hurricanes
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Chris Ehorn
League: Intercounty - South (moving from Suburban)
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #38

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Miles Foerster 6'3" 190 Junior QB
Leo Kahan 5'11" 250 Junior NG
Alex Fernandez 5'10" 170 Junior CB/RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Experience, QB Has Potential To Be Best In State
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -26.2
2015 National Rank: #12799
2015 State Rank: #264
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -27.7
2016 National Rank: #12853
2016 State Rank: #261
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -9.5
Dynasty National Rank: #11077
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.2
Dynasty Record: 40-98 (27-67 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 1-10
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2015 Points For Average: 14.1
2015 Points Against Average: 37.8
2015 Differential: -23.7
2015 Wins: #12931 Monument Mountain/Mt. Everett (Great Barrington) (29-8)
2015 Losses: #2687 Agawam (59-6), #3213 Chicopee Comp (Chicopee) (35-7), #5402 South Hadley (51-0), #5848 Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham) (32-6), #7953 Northampton (59-14), #8744 Pittsfield (50-18), #10650 Frontier Regional (South Deerfield) (28-26), #10969 Chicopee (32-14), #11326 Commerce/New Leadership/Springfield Renaissance (Springfield) (27-7), #12347 Mahar Regional (Orange) (35-28)
2015 Opponents W-L: 68-48
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 Wahconah Regional (Dalton), 9/16 at Hoosac Valley (Cheshire), 9/23 at Turners Falls (Montague), 9/30 Monument Mountain/Mt. Everett (Great Barrington), 10/7 at Ludlow, 10/14 at Mahar Regional (Orange), 10/21 at Easthampton/Hampshire (Easthampton), 10/28 Belchertown, 11/24 Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hoosac Valley (Cheshire) (12), Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham) (1.7), Wahconah Regional (Dalton) (-0.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Belchertown (-54.3), Monument Mountain/Mt. Everett (Great Barrington) (-27.3), Ludlow (-25.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.5 (-2.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #242
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12293
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%