Hanover (NH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Marauders Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Sam Cavallaro League: Division II - North Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2016 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mike Staiger 6'3" 200 Senior TE/DE 4.8 Caleb Putnam 6'1" 210 Senior RB/DE 4.7 Elliot Kelly 6'2" 200 Senior TE/MLB 4.7 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 11.7 2016 National Rank: #4749 2016 State Rank: #15 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 16.2 2017 National Rank: #3759 2017 State Rank: #11 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.5 Dynasty National Rank: #6097 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.7 Dynasty Record: 75-58 (62-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 9-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 29.5 2016 Points Against Average: 16.3 2016 Differential: +13.2 2016 Wins: #6271 Lebanon (13-10), #6271 Lebanon (34-8), #6999 Laconia (34-19), #7279 Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway) (10-0), #9323 Merrimack Valley (Penacook) (53-29), #10344 Sanborn Regional (Kingston) (34-7), #11224 Kingswood (Wolfeboro) (31-9), #11839 Belmont-Gilford (Belmont) (35-6), #13469 Pembroke (37-6) 2016 Losses: #3430 Bow (38-24), #3778 Stark [John] (Weare) (47-19) 2016 Opponents W-L: 48-57 Recent State Championships: 2005 (IV), 2004 (IV) Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2005 (Division IV), 2004 (tied for 1st; Division IV) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Laconia, 9/8 at Merrimack Valley (Penacook), 9/15 Pembroke, 9/22 at Lebanon, 9/29 Belmont-Gilford (Belmont), 10/7 at Sanborn Regional (Kingston), 10/13 Kingswood (Wolfeboro), 10/20 at Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway), 10/28 at Stark [John] (Weare) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Stark [John] (Weare) (10.1), Laconia (7), Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway) (2.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pembroke (-32.8), Belmont-Gilford (Belmont) (-21.6), Sanborn Regional (Kingston) (-19.8) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.3 (0.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10102 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 47%