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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Rob Pike
League: Division I - South
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 20.9
2016 National Rank: #3000
2016 State Rank: #7
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 23.4
2017 National Rank: #2528
2017 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3501
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.2
Dynasty Record: 86-65 (57-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 28.1
2016 Points Against Average: 22.7
2016 Differential: +5.4
2016 Wins: #3735 Manchester Central (Manchester) (28-13), #4802 Pinkerton (Derry) (41-28), #6159 Londonderry (29-17), #6271 Timberlane (Plaistow) (42-14), #6695 Concord (25-7), #9665 Manchester Memorial (Manchester) (47-25)
2016 Losses: #556 Bedford (12-7), #556 Bedford (33-7), #899 Merrimack (39-20), #2874 Goffstown (39-35)
2016 Opponents W-L: 56-44
Recent State Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Nashua South (Nashua), 9/8 Keene, 9/16 Pinkerton (Derry), 9/22 at Timberlane (Plaistow), 9/29 Alvirne (Hudson), 10/7 at Bishop Guertin (Nashua), 10/13 Merrimack, 10/20 Nashua North (Nashua), 10/27 at Londonderry
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Merrimack (24.3), Nashua South (Nashua) (17.2), Pinkerton (Derry) (17.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Alvirne (Hudson) (-14.3), Londonderry (-7), Keene (-5.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4 (22.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5228
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 22%



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