Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Dover, NH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Saints Colors: Blue/White Coach: Eric Cumba League: Division II - South (moving from Division II - East) Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2015 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tim Bouchard Junior SB/SS Gavin Scoon Junior T/DT Brad Conha Senior G/DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Veteran Experience On Lines, Athleticism In Open Space Team Weaknesses: Minimal Experience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 38.2 2015 National Rank: #980 2015 State Rank: #2 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3 2016 Starting Power Rating: 30.7 2016 National Rank: #1702 2016 State Rank: #4 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 15.9 Dynasty National Rank: #3289 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.8 Dynasty Record: 93-39 (70-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 11-0 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 43.2 2015 Points Against Average: 9.1 2015 Differential: +34.1 2015 Wins: #2793 Windham (10-6), #2930 Milford (51-20), #5281 Plymouth (43-7), #5791 Monadnock (East Swanzey) (28-7), #6210 Trinity (Manchester) (47-12), #7002 Laconia (47-6), #8098 Sanborn Regional (Kingston) (60-21), #9111 Merrimack Valley (Penacook) (48-14), #10611 Kingswood (Wolfeboro) (62-0), #12189 Pembroke (41-7), #13659 Manchester West (Manchester) (38-0) 2015 Losses: none 2015 Opponents W-L: 45-54 Recent State Championships: 2015, 2011 (V), 2006 (IV) Recent League Championships: 2015 (Division II - East), 2014 (Division II - East), 2011 (Division V) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 12 Streak List: 9/5/15 Sanborn Regional (Kingston) (60-21), 9/12/15 Pembroke (41-7), 9/19/15 Merrimack Valley (Penacook) (48-14), 9/26/15 Plymouth (43-7), 10/3/15 Laconia (47-6), 10/10/15 Manchester West (Manchester) (38-0), 10/16/15 Kingswood (Wolfeboro) (62-0), 10/30/15 Trinity (Manchester) (47-12), 11/7/15 Monadnock (East Swanzey) (28-7), 11/14/15 Milford (51-20), 11/22/15 Windham (10-6), 9/3/16 Sanborn Regional (Kingston) (35-6) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/3 Sanborn Regional (Kingston), 9/9 at Pelham, 9/17 Souhegan (Amherst), 9/23 at Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway), 10/1 at Windham, 10/8 Milford, 10/15 at Hillsboro-Deering/Hopkinton (Hillsboro), 10/22 ConVal (Peterborough), 10/28 at Trinity (Manchester) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Windham (26.2), Milford (19.2), Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway) (17.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pelham (-16.9), ConVal (Peterborough) (-13.5), Sanborn Regional (Kingston) (0.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.9 (5.5 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +15.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5940 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 41% |