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GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mike Yameen
League: Merrimack Valley - Division 1 (moving from Merrimack Valley - Division 2)
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Darryl Munoz 6'0" 185 Senior RB/DB
Michael Maysonet 5'9" 190 Senior TE/ILB
Ronny Pena 5'9" 165 Junior QB/FS

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 2.8
2015 National Rank: #7194
2015 State Rank: #141
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -2.7
2016 National Rank: #8470
2016 State Rank: #172
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 0.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7927
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 36-107 [40-103 on the field] (14-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 3-8
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 17.4
2015 Points Against Average: 23.4
2015 Differential: -6
2015 Wins: #6583 Malden (12-0), #7446 Lowell (28-20), #12236 Dracut (41-20)
2015 Losses: #1218 Central Catholic (Lawrence) (42-15), #1218 Central Catholic (Lawrence) (21-6), #1673 Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (27-0), #2790 Andover (43-29), #5656 Haverhill (15-13), #6217 North Andover (28-23), #6750 Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (14-3), #7251 Methuen (27-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 67-55
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Merrimack Valley - Small)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 vs Lowell, 9/16 vs Dracut, 9/23 at Andover, 9/30 vs North Andover, 10/8 at Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury), 10/14 vs Methuen, 10/21 at Haverhill, 11/24 vs Central Catholic (Lawrence)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Lawrence) (34.1), Andover (30.9), Haverhill (21.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Dracut (-23.3), Lowell (-10.2), North Andover (3.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.8 (14.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #90
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4708
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%