Dedham (MA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Marauders Colors: Red/Gray Coach: David Flynn League: Tri-Valley - Small (moving from Bay State - Herget) Playoff Division: 6 Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 7-3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tom McMillan 6'0" 200 Senior LB/TE Jonathan Cleveland 5'10" 260 Senior DL/OL Dan LaBadini 5'11" 265 Senior DL/OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth At Every Position, Experience Team Weaknesses: Speed, Strength RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 0.9 2016 National Rank: #7160 2016 State Rank: #157 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 3.4 2017 National Rank: #6501 2017 State Rank: #143 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -10.1 Dynasty National Rank: #11180 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.5 Dynasty Record: 33-121 (18-73 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-9 2016 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2016 Points For Average: 11 2016 Points Against Average: 22.2 2016 Differential: -11.2 2016 Wins: #5503 Norwood (20-13), #8578 North Quincy (35-16) 2016 Losses: #1308 Wellesley (36-7), #1985 Milton (47-12), #2064 Natick (28-6), #3174 Medfield (21-6), #3536 Walpole (16-0), #4567 Bishop Fenwick (Peabody) (14-6), #5503 Norwood (12-6), #6339 Cardinal Spellman (Brockton) (20-10), #6695 Medway (21-13) 2016 Opponents W-L: 63-58 Recent League Championships: 2003 (Bay State Herget) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/24/16 Norwood (20-13) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 Medfield, 9/15 at Bishop Fenwick (Peabody), 9/23 Millis, 9/28 at Dover-Sherborn (Dover), 10/6 Ashland, 10/13 Bellingham, 10/20 at Medway, 11/23 Norwood Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ashland (22.8), Medfield (18.3), Bishop Fenwick (Peabody) (9.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bellingham (-0.1), Dover-Sherborn (Dover) (1.4), Medway (2.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.1 (16.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4913 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%