Buckingham Browne & Nichols (Cambridge, MA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: John Papas
League: Independent School
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: NEPSAC B
Playoff Division Rank: #2

D1 PROSPECT
Jay Symonds Jr 6'4" 255 Senior TE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 31.4
2016 National Rank: #1506
2016 State Rank: #28 (in MA)
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.2
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 31.6
2017 National Rank: #1449
2017 State Rank: #23 (in MA)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4829
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.4
Dynasty Record: 85-32 (78-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 39.6
2016 Points Against Average: 27.9
2016 Differential: +11.7
2016 Wins: #1511 Lawrence Academy (Groton) (20-17), #2331 Belmont Hill (Belmont) (27-25), #3085 Suffield Academy (Suffield, CT) (63-41), #4747 St. Paul's (Concord, NH) (39-30), #5268 St. Sebastian's (Needham) (34-14), #5877 Tabor Academy (Marion) (49-14), #6914 Noble & Greenough (Dedham) (55-28)
2016 Losses: #2064 Milton Academy (Milton) (44-41), #3234 Governor's Academy (Byfield) (38-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 48-27
Recent League Championships: 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 5
Streak List: 10/22/16 Lawrence Academy (Groton) (20-17), 10/29/16 Noble & Greenough (Dedham) (55-28), 11/4/16 St. Sebastian's (Needham) (34-14), 11/12/16 St. Paul's (Concord, NH) (39-30), 11/18/16 Suffield Academy (Suffield, CT) (63-41)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/23 at Lawrence Academy (Groton), 9/29 at Belmont Hill (Belmont), 10/7 St. Sebastian's (Needham), 10/14 Tabor Academy (Marion), 10/21 vs Milton Academy (Milton), 10/28 at Thayer Academy (Braintree), 11/3 Governor's Academy (Byfield), 11/11 at Brooks (North Andover)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lawrence Academy (Groton) (37.3), Milton Academy (Milton) (28.2), Belmont Hill (Belmont) (27.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Thayer Academy (Braintree) (-12.1), Tabor Academy (Marion) (5.5), St. Sebastian's (Needham) (6.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7 (19.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2265
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%



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