Greater Lowell Tech (Tyngsborough, MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Gryphons Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Shane Abrams League: Commonwealth - Small Playoff Division: 6 Playoff Division Rank: #34 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jake Noel 170 Junior QB 4.65 Sokhan Ngin 220 Senior LB 4.8 R.J. Sawtelle 145 Senior WR 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions Depth Team Weaknesses: OL Newcomers RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -31.4 2016 National Rank: #13086 2016 State Rank: #282 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: -26.9 2017 National Rank: #12499 2017 State Rank: #266 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -21.1 Dynasty National Rank: #13290 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.8 Dynasty Record: 49-99 (21-39 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-9 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 14.3 2016 Points Against Average: 26.6 2016 Differential: -12.3 2016 Wins: #13482 Chelsea/Pope John XXIII (Chelsea) (36-14), #14477 Minuteman Regional (Lexington) (38-8) 2016 Losses: #5926 Dracut (40-0), #6863 Greater Lawrence Tech (Andover) (23-6), #7450 Shawsheen Valley Tech (Billerica) (21-2), #7865 Mystic Valley Regional (Malden) (33-20), #10812 Essex Tech (Danvers) (35-6), #10937 Lynn Vo-Tech (Lynn) (40-14), #11366 Lowell Catholic (Lowell) (28-21), #11622 Whittier RVT (Haverhill) (30-8), #12113 Weston (21-6) 2016 Opponents W-L: 53-67 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Lowell Catholic (Lowell), 9/15 at Nashoba Valley Tech (Westford), 9/21 vs KIPP Academy (Lynn), 9/29 at Chelsea, 10/7 Mystic Valley Regional (Malden), 10/14 Minuteman Regional (Lexington), 10/21 vs Lynn Vo-Tech (Lynn), 11/23 Shawsheen Valley Tech (Billerica) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mystic Valley Regional (Malden) (6), Shawsheen Valley Tech (Billerica) (-0.1), Lynn Vo-Tech (Lynn) (-12.1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Minuteman Regional (Lexington) (-57.6), Nashoba Valley Tech (Westford) (-35), Lowell Catholic (Lowell) (-15.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.8 (-14.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #244 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11675 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |