Mansfield (MA) previews home 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% |