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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Valdamar Brower
League: AA
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Coreese Everett Senior
Eriziah Walker Senior
Adrian Owens Senior

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Game Experience
Team Weaknesses: Team Maturity

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 28.9
2015 National Rank: #1997
2015 State Rank: #26
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 31.3
2016 National Rank: #1630
2016 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 13.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3843
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.6
Dynasty Record: 90-53 [91-52 on the field] (64-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 32.2
2015 Points Against Average: 21.5
2015 Differential: +10.7
2015 Wins: #4917 Longmeadow (36-29), #4917 Longmeadow (31-20), #5348 Holyoke (51-14), #5348 Holyoke (23-20), #5795 East Longmeadow (40-13), #5848 Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham) (34-29), #6690 West Springfield (48-21), #8291 Putnam Vo-Tech/Sci-Tech (Springfield) (7-6), #10045 Westfield (40-13)
2015 Losses: #615 Nashoba Regional (Bolton) (28-21), #858 La Salle Academy (Providence, RI) (43-23)
2015 Opponents W-L: 70-53
Recent State Championships: 2012 (W-I)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2012, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 La Salle Academy (Providence, RI), 9/16 East Longmeadow, 9/23 Westfield, 9/30 at Longmeadow, 10/7 at Holyoke, 10/14 Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham), 10/21 at Chicopee Comp (Chicopee), 10/28 at Agawam
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: La Salle Academy (Providence, RI) (34.3), Chicopee Comp (Chicopee) (24.6), Agawam (19.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Westfield (-2.7), Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham) (1.7), Holyoke (11.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2 (15.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3573
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 30%