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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Raiders
Colors: Scarlet/White
Coach: Tim Morris
League: Middlesex - Freedom
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 19
2016 National Rank: #3324
2016 State Rank: #69
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 17.1
2017 National Rank: #3559
2017 State Rank: #69
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3417
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 100-58 (61-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 24.2
2016 Points Against Average: 15.3
2016 Differential: +8.9
2016 Wins: #2665 Masconomet Regional (Topsfield) (26-13), #3309 Stoneham (15-14), #4939 Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield) (28-8), #5210 Woburn Memorial (Woburn) (33-13), #5676 Winchester (34-27), #6051 Burlington (30-18), #6429 Wayland (35-21), #8900 Wilmington (33-7)
2016 Losses: #2639 Gloucester (18-6), #3309 Watertown (14-12), #4779 Waltham (15-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 63-58
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015, 2013, 2007 (tied for 1st; Middlesex), 2004 (tied for 1st; Middlesex)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 3
Streak List: 11/4/16 Wayland (35-21), 11/12/16 Winchester (34-27), 11/24/16 Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield) (28-8)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 Masconomet Regional (Topsfield), 9/15 vs Waltham, 9/22 Watertown, 9/29 at Wilmington, 10/6 Stoneham, 10/13 Winchester, 10/20 Burlington, 11/23 Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Masconomet Regional (Topsfield) (22.3), Stoneham (19), Watertown (17.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wilmington (-4.7), Burlington (-2.7), Waltham (8.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1 (14.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #98
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4169
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%



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