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GENERAL
Nickname: Sachems
Colors: Red/Silver
Coach: Craig Kozens
League: Division II - North
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 1.5
2016 National Rank: #7000
2016 State Rank: #29
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 7
2017 National Rank: #5692
2017 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4566
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.3
Dynasty Record: 86-50 (75-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 30.2
2016 Points Against Average: 21.8
2016 Differential: +8.4
2016 Wins: #7279 Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway) (14-7), #11224 Kingswood (Wolfeboro) (28-24), #11839 Belmont-Gilford (Belmont) (46-6), #12474 Trinity (Manchester) (48-0), #13469 Pembroke (48-16)
2016 Losses: #2199 Plymouth (35-14), #3778 Stark [John] (Weare) (28-14), #4747 Hanover (34-19), #6271 Lebanon (46-41)
2016 Opponents W-L: 41-48
Recent State Championships: 2007 (IV)
Recent League Championships: 2007 (Division IV), 2006 (tied for 1st; Division IV), 2004 (tied for 1st; Division IV)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/14/16 Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway) (14-7), 10/21/16 Trinity (Manchester) (48-0), 10/29/16 Belmont-Gilford (Belmont) (46-6)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Hanover, 9/8 Kingswood (Wolfeboro), 9/16 at Plymouth, 9/22 at Pembroke, 9/29 Stark [John] (Weare), 10/7 at Lebanon, 10/13 Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway), 10/21 at Trinity (Manchester), 10/27 Belmont-Gilford (Belmont)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Plymouth (24.5), Hanover (16.2), Stark [John] (Weare) (10.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pembroke (-32.8), Trinity (Manchester) (-28.5), Belmont-Gilford (Belmont) (-21.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9167
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%