Frontier Regional (South Deerfield, MA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Red Hawks
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Donald Gordon
League: Intercounty - North (moving from Intercounty)
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 3-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Seth Gewanter 5'10" 210 Senior RB/LB
Kade Gewanter 5'11" 220 Senior OL/DL
Myles Freeman 5'11" 185 Senior QB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Untested Secondary

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -12.6
2015 National Rank: #10650
2015 State Rank: #218
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -8.1
2016 National Rank: #9694
2016 State Rank: #192
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -7.5
Dynasty National Rank: #10529
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 80-54 (64-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 26.8
2015 Points Against Average: 11.2
2015 Differential: +15.6
2015 Wins: #11766 Easthampton (18-14), #12344 Turners Falls (Montague) (20-14), #12799 Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst) (28-26), #13096 Ludlow (14-8), #13416 Athol (40-0), #13832 Cathedral (Springfield) (7-0), #13960 Greenfield (42-0), #14499 Mohawk Trail Regional (Buckland) (46-6), #14527 Belchertown (54-0)
2015 Losses: #3868 Hoosac Valley (Cheshire) (28-6), #12347 Mahar Regional (Orange) (27-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 51-68
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Intercounty), 2007 (Intercounty), 2006 (tied for 1st; Intercounty)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/13/15 Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst) (28-26), 11/25/15 Mohawk Trail Regional (Buckland) (46-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 Drury (North Adams), 9/23 at Easthampton/Hampshire (Easthampton), 10/1 at Franklin County Tech (Turners Falls), 10/8 Greenfield, 10/14 at Athol, 10/21 at Mahar Regional (Orange), 10/28 Turners Falls (Montague), 11/23 at Mohawk Trail Regional (Buckland)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Turners Falls (Montague) (-21.3), Mahar Regional (Orange) (-22.8), Athol (-32.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mohawk Trail Regional (Buckland) (-61.2), Drury (North Adams) (-43.7), Greenfield (-39.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -35.3 (-24.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #293
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13670
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%