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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Sean Driscoll
League: Northeastern - South
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2015 JV Record: 0-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chris Zuffante 6'2" 180 Senior QB/SS 5.0
Jon Gonzalez 5'6" 165 Senior RB/OLB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Size, Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -2
2015 National Rank: #8405
2015 State Rank: #169
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +13.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 10.4
2016 National Rank: #5369
2016 State Rank: #91
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 12.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4169
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.1
Dynasty Record: 92-53-1 (54-23-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 18.9
2015 Points Against Average: 23.5
2015 Differential: -4.6
2015 Wins: #6472 Revere (15-12), #10491 Salem (37-15), #10662 Swampscott (36-6), #11048 Hamilton-Wenham Regional (South Hamilton) (27-13), #12097 Saugus (40-12)
2015 Losses: #2192 Danvers (43-0), #3335 Gloucester (41-7), #3335 Gloucester (2-0), #6715 Lynn English (Lynn) (26-0), #7617 Medfield (33-12), #10416 Amesbury (56-34)
2015 Opponents W-L: 56-66
Recent State Championships: 2006 (E-IIA)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2006 (Northeastern - Small), 2005 (Northeastern- North)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/26/15 Revere (15-12)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 at Danvers, 9/16 vs Medfield, 9/23 vs Lynn English (Lynn), 9/30 vs Salem, 10/7 vs Gloucester, 10/15 vs Saugus, 10/21 vs Swampscott, 11/24 vs Revere
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Gloucester (27.4), Danvers (24.9), Revere (9.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Saugus (-16.8), Salem (-7.1), Swampscott (-5.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 (0.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #137
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6164
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%