North Middlesex Regional (Townsend, MA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Blue/Red Coach: Sandy Ruggles League: Midland Wachusett - B (moving from Midland Wachusett - C) Playoff Division: 4 Playoff Division Rank: #28 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -2.4 2016 National Rank: #8045 2016 State Rank: #170 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2017 Starting Power Rating: -5.4 2017 National Rank: #8658 2017 State Rank: #182 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -2.1 Dynasty National Rank: #8889 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.3 Dynasty Record: 45-107 (25-51 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 24.8 2016 Points Against Average: 25.5 2016 Differential: -0.7 2016 Wins: #9007 Oakmont Regional (Ashburnham) (45-26), #9307 Fitchburg (29-13), #9466 Tyngsborough (41-26), #11146 Hudson (34-6), #11298 Gardner (38-6) 2016 Losses: #1586 Algonquin Regional (Northborough) (34-7), #4894 Northbridge (Whitinsville) (38-12), #5651 St. Bernard's Central Catholic (Fitchburg) (28-12), #5926 Groton-Dunstable (Groton) (28-6), #5979 Littleton (36-14), #7897 Quabbin Regional (Barre) (40-35) 2016 Opponents W-L: 59-62 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; Midland Wachusett - C), 2014 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Grafton Memorial (Grafton), 9/15 at Groton-Dunstable (Groton), 9/22 at Auburn, 9/29 vs Fitchburg, 10/6 vs Westborough, 10/13 at Nashoba Regional (Bolton), 10/21 vs Marlborough, 10/27 vs Doherty Memorial (Worcester), 11/22 at St. Bernard's Central Catholic (Fitchburg) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Grafton Memorial (Grafton) (34), Marlborough (32), Nashoba Regional (Bolton) (23.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fitchburg (-4.1), Groton-Dunstable (Groton) (-3.9), Doherty Memorial (Worcester) (4.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 (1.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3546 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.