| Belchertown (MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Orioles Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Edward Wyzik League: Intercounty - South Playoff Division: 5 Playoff Division Rank: #37 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Joel Wyzik 6'2" 245 Junior FB/DE 4.9 Ryan French 6'2" 235 Senior TE/MLB 5.0 Brad Lovett 5'10" 190 Junior RB/OLB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Size/Speed, Young Players Are Hungry/Ready To Learn, QB Arm Team Weaknesses: Lost Many Starters, Will Take Time To Gel RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -30.7 2016 National Rank: #13008 2016 State Rank: #280 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -39.2 2017 National Rank: #13627 2017 State Rank: #283 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -16 Dynasty National Rank: #12488 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.2 Dynasty Record: 78-72 (53-49 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 19.2 2016 Points Against Average: 22.2 2016 Differential: -3 2016 Wins: #13393 Monument Mountain/Mt. Everett (Great Barrington) (14-6), #13688 Greenfield (15-12), #14195 Ludlow (44-0), #14226 Mohawk Trail Regional (Buckland) (30-26), #14357 Pathfinder RVT (Palmer) (30-0) 2016 Losses: #3554 Taconic (Pittsfield) (72-6), #9984 Chicopee (42-15), #12335 Easthampton/Hampshire (Easthampton) (26-6), #12529 Franklin County Tech (Turners Falls) (22-18), #12529 Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst) (16-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 40-66 Recent State Championships: 2003 (C/W IIIA) Recent League Championships: 2012 (Intercounty), 2003 (Tri-County) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/24/16 Pathfinder RVT (Palmer) (30-0) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 Ware, 9/15 Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst), 9/22 at Mt. Greylock Regional (Williamstown), 9/28 Monument Mountain/Mt. Everett (Great Barrington), 10/6 at Drury (North Adams), 10/13 Lee, 10/20 at Ludlow, 10/27 at Greenfield, 11/23 vs Pathfinder RVT (Palmer) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ware (-12.6), Mt. Greylock Regional (Williamstown) (-14.3), Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst) (-22.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pathfinder RVT (Palmer) (-51.8), Ludlow (-46.8), Drury (North Adams) (-46.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26 (-27.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #289 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13853 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |