Needham (MA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rockets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: David Duffy League: Bay State - Carey Playoff Division: 1 Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2015 JV Record: 8-2-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kevin Bruce 6'1" 240 Senior LB 4.8 Jared Sklar 5'10" 190 Senior RB 4.6 Joe Bruno 6'0" 200 Senior LB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: DL, LBs, RBs/WRs Team Weaknesses: OL, Inexperience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 24.8 2015 National Rank: #2619 2015 State Rank: #39 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 19.2 2016 National Rank: #3448 2016 State Rank: #55 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 13 Dynasty National Rank: #4068 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3 Dynasty Record: 93-54 (75-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 8-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 18.9 2015 Points Against Average: 15.5 2015 Differential: +3.4 2015 Wins: #4448 Braintree (29-19), #4448 Braintree (13-6), #4541 Newton North (Newtonville) (13-10), #5015 Wellesley (12-7), #5008 King Philip Regional (Wrentham) (24-0), #5420 Weymouth (South Weymouth) (21-10), #8419 Brookline (32-7), #9153 Framingham (33-14) 2015 Losses: #636 Marshfield (43-0), #1238 Milton (34-24), #2542 Walpole (20-7) 2015 Opponents W-L: 66-57 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2003 (Bay State Carey) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/26/15 Wellesley (12-7) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/9 Milton, 9/16 at Walpole, 9/23 Braintree, 9/30 at Newton North (Newtonville), 10/7 at Weymouth (South Weymouth), 10/14 Framingham, 10/21 Brookline, 11/24 Wellesley Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Milton (27.3), Braintree (21.6), Walpole (19) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Brookline (-7.6), Framingham (-4.9), Weymouth (South Weymouth) (-4.4) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 (18 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #98 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4834 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%