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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Ted Dalicandro
League: Dual County - Large
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 15.7
2015 National Rank: #4300
2015 State Rank: #73
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 10.9
2016 National Rank: #5249
2016 State Rank: #89
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -2.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8946
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.2
Dynasty Record: 44-98 (19-55 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 28.9
2015 Points Against Average: 22.3
2015 Differential: +6.6
2015 Wins: #5656 Haverhill (32-27), #6750 Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (20-13), #6757 Waltham (50-31), #7355 Lexington (22-21), #8419 Brookline (29-20), #9099 Acton-Boxborough (Acton) (34-30), #10411 Boston Latin (Boston) (41-7), #10901 Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge) (40-6)
2015 Losses: #1673 Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (35-14), #3054 Malden Catholic (Malden) (34-22), #3104 Westford Academy (Westford) (21-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 52-68
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/26/15 Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (20-13)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/10 Lexington, 9/17 vs Brookline, 9/24 Boston Latin (Boston), 9/30 Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge), 10/8 Acton-Boxborough (Acton), 10/14 at Westford Academy (Westford), 10/22 vs Waltham, 11/24 at Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Westford Academy (Westford) (19.1), Lexington (9.5), Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (6.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge) (-15.4), Boston Latin (Boston) (-12.8), Brookline (-7.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.9 (8.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #169
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8046
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%



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