| North Reading (MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Jeff Wall League: Cape Ann - Large Playoff Division: 4 Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kyle Bythrow 5'11" 180 Senior 4.6 Jack D'Angelo 6'1" 220 Senior 5.0 Ryan Edison 6'0" 210 Senior 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Work-Ethic Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 30.2 2016 National Rank: #1645 2016 State Rank: #33 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 27.7 2017 National Rank: #1891 2017 State Rank: #35 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 1.4 Dynasty National Rank: #7749 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26.3 Dynasty Record: 73-74 (27-42 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 9-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 26.4 2016 Points Against Average: 15.5 2016 Differential: +10.9 2016 Wins: #1908 Danvers (35-14), #2759 Triton Regional (Byfield) (41-13), #3908 Lynnfield (21-20), #4913 Somerville (41-22), #5079 Newburyport (20-8), #6070 Ipswich (21-13), #6271 Pentucket Regional (West Newbury) (42-20), #7168 Hamilton-Wenham Regional (South Hamilton) (21-12), #7798 Bedford (35-0) 2016 Losses: #695 Marblehead (28-7), #2665 Masconomet Regional (Topsfield) (21-6) 2016 Opponents W-L: 74-46 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/24/16 Lynnfield (21-20) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 vs Brighton/Green Academy/Lyon Pilot (Brighton), 9/15 Hamilton-Wenham Regional (South Hamilton), 9/22 vs Lynn English (Lynn), 9/29 Triton Regional (Byfield), 10/7 at Pentucket Regional (West Newbury), 10/13 Masconomet Regional (Topsfield), 10/20 at Newburyport, 11/23 Lynnfield Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Masconomet Regional (Topsfield) (22.3), Lynnfield (21.2), Triton Regional (Byfield) (15.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lynn English (Lynn) (-4.4), Hamilton-Wenham Regional (South Hamilton) (0.8), Pentucket Regional (West Newbury) (1.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5 (18.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #120 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5038 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 58% |