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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%