Haverhill (MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hillies Colors: Gold Coach: Tim O'Connor League: Merrimack Valley - Division 1 (moving from Merrimack Valley - Division 2) Playoff Division: 1 Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2015 JV Record: 6-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brougham McGovern 6'5" 205 QB 4.9 Kirk Murray 6'5" 305 Senior T 5.7 J.C. Laguerre 6'1" 200 Senior RB 4.5 RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 9.8 2015 National Rank: #5656 2015 State Rank: #105 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 20.2 2016 National Rank: #3239 2016 State Rank: #50 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 6.9 Dynasty National Rank: #5964 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.4 Dynasty Record: 48-92 (28-52 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 6-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 19.7 2015 Points Against Average: 22.5 2015 Differential: -2.8 2015 Wins: #6217 North Andover (35-14), #6757 Waltham (14-7), #7194 Lawrence (15-13), #7251 Methuen (27-15), #7446 Lowell (35-28), #12236 Dracut (36-14) 2015 Losses: #1218 Central Catholic (Lawrence) (22-7), #1673 Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (42-7), #2836 Beverly (34-14), #3998 Mansfield (27-0), #4300 Newton South (Newton) (32-27) 2015 Opponents W-L: 61-60 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; Merrimack Valley - Division 2) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/26/15 Lowell (35-28) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/10 at St. John's Prep (Danvers), 9/16 at North Andover, 9/23 Westford Academy (Westford), 9/30 at Methuen, 10/7 Central Catholic (Lawrence), 10/14 Andover, 10/21 Lawrence, 11/24 vs Lowell Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. John's Prep (Danvers) (37.8), Central Catholic (Lawrence) (34.1), Andover (30.9) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lowell (-10.2), Lawrence (-2.7), North Andover (3.7) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9 (11.4 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3299 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |