Lawrence (MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lancers Colors: Blue/White Coach: Mike Yameen League: Merrimack Valley - Division 1 (moving from Merrimack Valley - Division 2) Playoff Division: 1 Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ruben Morillo 5'10" 160 Senior DB/WR Brandon Santell 6'1" 215 Junior LB/RB Ronny Pena 5'10" 170 Senior QB/FS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -12.3 2016 National Rank: #10205 2016 State Rank: #219 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2017 Starting Power Rating: -8.8 2017 National Rank: #9362 2017 State Rank: #189 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 0 Dynasty National Rank: #8185 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.8 Dynasty Record: 36-118 [40-114 on the field] (14-51 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 0-11 2016 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (6th) 2016 Points For Average: 11.6 2016 Points Against Average: 28.3 2016 Differential: -16.7 2016 Wins: none 2016 Losses: #809 Central Catholic (Lawrence) (32-6), #1185 Haverhill (34-6), #1429 Andover (54-20), #1993 Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (20-18), #3908 Methuen (31-7), #5612 Malden (22-13), #5801 Lowell (34-7), #5926 Dracut (13-12), #6627 North Andover (22-13), #8511 Lynn English (Lynn) (22-20), #10344 Newton South (Newton) (27-6) 2016 Opponents W-L: 62-58 Recent League Championships: 2011 (Merrimack Valley - Small) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 vs Lowell, 9/15 at Dracut, 9/22 vs Andover, 9/29 at North Andover, 10/6 vs Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury), 10/13 at Methuen, 10/20 vs Haverhill, 11/23 vs Central Catholic (Lawrence) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Lawrence) (45.4), Haverhill (31.5), Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (27.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lowell (-3.3), North Andover (-0.9), Dracut (4.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (16 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2098 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-7 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |