| Central (Springfield, MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Valdamar Brower League: AA Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 6-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Darren Flucker 6'5" 300 Senior T 5.6 Myles Bradley 5'9" 165 Junior WR/DB 4.5 Zedane Williams 5'11" 175 Senior LB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Athleticism Team Weaknesses: City Distractions RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 19.1 2016 National Rank: #3303 2016 State Rank: #66 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 12.6 2017 National Rank: #4479 2017 State Rank: #91 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.1 Dynasty National Rank: #3788 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.5 Dynasty Record: 97-56 [98-55 on the field] (68-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 40.9 2016 Points Against Average: 14.6 2016 Differential: +26.3 2016 Wins: #2447 Westfield (39-6), #5699 Chicopee Comp (Chicopee) (57-14), #6228 Agawam (56-21), #9709 Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham) (56-0), #9730 Putnam Vo-Tech/Sci-Tech (Springfield) (34-12), #10321 East Longmeadow (53-6), #12446 Holyoke (49-7) 2016 Losses: #1347 La Salle Academy (Providence, RI) (48-40), #2447 Westfield (26-25), #4880 Longmeadow (6-0) 2016 Opponents W-L: 60-50 Recent State Championships: 2012 (W-I) Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2012, 2011 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/11/16 Putnam Vo-Tech/Sci-Tech (Springfield) (34-12) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/9 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA), 9/16 at St. John's (Shrewsbury), 9/22 West Springfield, 9/29 at Chicopee Comp (Chicopee), 10/6 Holyoke, 10/13 vs Westfield, 10/20 Longmeadow, 10/27 at Agawam Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA) (66.4), St. John's (Shrewsbury) (42.4), Westfield (21.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Holyoke (-25.7), Chicopee Comp (Chicopee) (5.2), Agawam (7.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2 (8.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2048 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |