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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/Silver
Coach: Michael Redding
League: Hockomock - Kelley/Rex
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Ferreira 6'2" 205 Junior WR/OLB 4.65
Nick Graham 5'11" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.55
Brian Lynch 5'8" 180 Senior RB/OLB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Overall Experience, Skill Position Depth, LB Depth
Team Weaknesses: Need To Fill DL/Secondary Holes, Lack Great Size On Lines

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 17.2
2015 National Rank: #3998
2015 State Rank: #66
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 23.6
2016 National Rank: #2692
2016 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 34
Dynasty National Rank: #494
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.3
Dynasty Record: 125-29 [127-27 on the field] (71-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 16.1
2015 Points Against Average: 14.4
2015 Differential: +1.7
2015 Wins: #1983 Attleboro (9-8), #5656 Haverhill (27-0), #5852 Natick (29-13), #9270 Franklin (24-3), #10502 Taunton (32-14)
2015 Losses: #636 Marshfield (22-0), #1168 St. John's Prep (Danvers) (42-14), #1906 North Attleborough (14-13), #2199 Foxborough (13-12), #4448 Braintree (14-10), #5008 King Philip Regional (Wrentham) (15-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 67-55
Recent State Championships: 2013 (2), 2010 (E-II), 2004 (E-II), 2003 (E-III)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2007 (Hockomock), 2006 (tied for 1st; Hockomock), 2005 (tied for 1st; Hockomock), 2004 (Hockomock), 2003 (Hockomock)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 at Calvert Hall (Baltimore, MD), 9/16 at Braintree, 9/23 Attleboro, 9/30 King Philip Regional (Wrentham), 10/7 at Taunton, 10/14 Franklin, 10/21 at Ames [Oliver] (North Easton), 11/24 Foxborough
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Calvert Hall (Baltimore, MD) (39.5), Attleboro (30.8), Foxborough (27.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Taunton (-11.4), Ames [Oliver] (North Easton) (-9.2), Franklin (-2.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7 (19.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3562
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%