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GENERAL
Nickname: Whalers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Mark Debrito
League: Big Three
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 18.1
2015 National Rank: #3821
2015 State Rank: #62
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 11
2016 National Rank: #5229
2016 State Rank: #88
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 10.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4720
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 59-78-1 (12-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 28.1
2015 Points Against Average: 16.7
2015 Differential: +11.4
2015 Wins: #6527 Barnstable (Hyannis) (41-20), #8419 Brookline (28-7), #8572 Durfee (Fall River) (40-6), #9153 Framingham (27-9), #9270 Franklin (40-14), #10502 Taunton (45-20), #11083 Barrington (RI) (42-0)
2015 Losses: #571 Dartmouth (South Dartmouth) (34-20), #1117 Bridgewater-Raynham (Bridgewater) (32-12), #1534 Brockton (19-14), #2347 Everett (23-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 46-76
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 4
Streak List: 10/30/15 Framingham (27-9), 11/7/15 Brookline (28-7), 11/13/15 Franklin (40-14), 11/26/15 Durfee (Fall River) (40-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 at Taunton, 9/16 at Everett, 9/23 Bridgewater-Raynham (Bridgewater), 9/30 at Barnstable (Hyannis), 10/7 Dighton-Rehoboth Regional (North Dighton), 10/14 at Dartmouth (South Dartmouth), 10/21 at Brockton, 11/24 Durfee (Fall River)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Dartmouth (South Dartmouth) (38.3), Bridgewater-Raynham (Bridgewater) (33.9), Brockton (31.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Durfee (Fall River) (-15.2), Taunton (-11.4), Barnstable (Hyannis) (7.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 (9.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2647
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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