Shawsheen Valley Tech (Billerica, MA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Al Costabile
League: Commonwealth - Large
Playoff Division: 6
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -0.2
2016 National Rank: #7453
2016 State Rank: #162
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: -0.1
2017 National Rank: #7388
2017 State Rank: #156
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -1.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8823
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 99-56 (40-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 20.6
2016 Points Against Average: 11.9
2016 Differential: +8.7
2016 Wins: #6070 Northeast Metro RVT (Wakefield) (34-8), #7865 Mystic Valley Regional (Malden) (7-6), #8317 Amesbury (28-26), #10791 Blue Hills RVT (Canton) (34-6), #10812 Essex Tech (Danvers) (21-14), #11622 Whittier RVT (Haverhill) (33-8), #12651 Arlington Catholic (Arlington) (34-0), #13082 Greater Lowell Tech (Tyngsborough) (21-2)
2016 Losses: #3309 Stoneham (31-7), #6070 Ipswich (15-14), #6594 Blackstone Valley RVT (Upton) (14-7), #6863 Greater Lawrence Tech (Andover) (13-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 67-71
Recent State Championships: 2010 (E-IV), 2007 (Vocational Large), 2006 (Vocational Large)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2004 (tied for 1st; Commonwealth Large)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/24/16 Greater Lowell Tech (Tyngsborough) (21-2)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Wilmington, 9/15 Arlington Catholic (Arlington), 9/22 Nashoba Valley Tech (Westford), 9/30 at Northeast Metro RVT (Wakefield), 10/6 Whittier RVT (Haverhill), 10/14 Greater Lawrence Tech (Andover), 10/20 at Essex Tech (Danvers), 11/23 at Greater Lowell Tech (Tyngsborough)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Greater Lawrence Tech (Andover) (6.4), Northeast Metro RVT (Wakefield) (0.3), Wilmington (-4.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Nashoba Valley Tech (Westford) (-35), Greater Lowell Tech (Tyngsborough) (-26.9), Arlington Catholic (Arlington) (-25.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.5 (-1.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #249
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11919
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%



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