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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Rick Cincotta
League: Inter-High
Playoff Division: 5
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 3-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Camacho 5'10" 230 Senior RB/DE 4.8
Nick Locantore 6'0" 175 Junior WR/DB 4.7
Jaime Ruiz 5'9" 185 Senior G/LB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Many Varsity Returners
Team Weaknesses: Young

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -34.2
2016 National Rank: #13371
2016 State Rank: #289
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: -25.7
2017 National Rank: #12351
2017 State Rank: #261
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -11.3
Dynasty National Rank: #11482
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.4
Dynasty Record: 51-101 (30-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-10
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 11.3
2016 Points Against Average: 29.6
2016 Differential: -18.3
2016 Wins: #14158 South Community/University Park/Claremont Academy (Worcester) (36-8)
2016 Losses: #5979 Doherty Memorial (Worcester) (32-14), #6118 Uxbridge (40-0), #8366 Holy Name Central Catholic (Worcester) (43-14), #8726 Sutton/Douglas (Sutton) (27-0), #10488 Worcester Tech (Worcester) (24-0), #11030 Millbury (44-14), #11146 Hudson (33-14), #11189 North (Worcester) (22-6), #11189 North (Worcester) (26-0), #12504 Ayer Shirley (Ayer) (27-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 51-69
Recent State Championships: 2004 (C/W II)
Recent League Championships: 2004 (Division II), 2003 (Division II)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/9 vs Nipmuc Regional (Upton), 9/16 vs Worcester Tech (Worcester), 9/22 at Blackstone-Millville/Hopedale (Blackstone), 9/29 vs Sutton/Douglas (Sutton), 10/7 vs North (Worcester), 10/14 vs St. Peter-Marian (Worcester), 10/21 vs South Community/University Park/Claremont Academy (Worcester), 10/27 at Nashoba Valley Tech (Westford), 11/23 vs Doherty Memorial (Worcester)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Peter-Marian (Worcester) (20.8), Nipmuc Regional (Upton) (7.3), Doherty Memorial (Worcester) (4.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: South Community/University Park/Claremont Academy (Worcester) (-42.1), Nashoba Valley Tech (Westford) (-35), North (Worcester) (-23)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.6 (-12.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #229
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10563
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%