Whittier RVT (Haverhill, MA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Kevin Bradley League: Commonwealth - Large Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #30 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2015 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kevin Bradley 6'2" 185 Junior QB 4.7 Eli Perez 5'9" 170 Senior DB/RB 4.4 Adam Marino 5'10" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: RBs, QB Team Weaknesses: Replacing Many Linemen On Both Sides Of Ball RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -22.2 2015 National Rank: #12247 2015 State Rank: #251 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -31.7 2016 National Rank: #13228 2016 State Rank: #271 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -1.4 Dynasty National Rank: #8691 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.3 Dynasty Record: 97-52 (35-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 3-8 2015 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th) 2015 Points For Average: 13.5 2015 Points Against Average: 24.9 2015 Differential: -11.4 2015 Wins: #11990 Lynn Vo-Tech (Lynn) (6-0), #13174 O'Bryant (Roxbury) (35-20), #14196 Chelsea (42-20) 2015 Losses: #4625 Pentucket Regional (West Newbury) (35-6), #6799 Randolph (20-0), #7027 Austin Prep (Reading) (42-6), #7496 Essex Tech (Danvers) (28-0), #7681 Greater Lawrence Tech (Andover) (46-14), #9051 Shawsheen Valley Tech (Billerica) (28-14), #10530 Manchester Essex/Rockport (Manchester) (15-12), #12209 Northeast Metro RVT (Wakefield) (20-14) 2015 Opponents W-L: 68-54 Recent State Championships: 2014 (Vocational Large), 2009 (E-IV), 2005 (Vocational Large) Recent League Championships: 2014, 2009, 2008, 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/9 at Hull, 9/16 vs Somerville, 9/24 Medford, 10/1 Shawsheen Valley Tech (Billerica), 10/8 Chelsea/Pope John XXIII (Chelsea), 10/15 at Northeast Metro RVT (Wakefield), 10/21 at Essex Tech (Danvers), 11/24 Greater Lawrence Tech (Andover) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Essex Tech (Danvers) (1.6), Shawsheen Valley Tech (Billerica) (-2.4), Greater Lawrence Tech (Andover) (-2.5) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hull (-25.9), Northeast Metro RVT (Wakefield) (-22.1), Medford (-19.5) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.4 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #214 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10878 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-8 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%