Taconic (Pittsfield, MA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Braves
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Jim Ziter
League: Suburban - North
Playoff Division: 7
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 17.6
2016 National Rank: #3560
2016 State Rank: #74
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 16.7
2017 National Rank: #3653
2017 State Rank: #72
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -13.1
Dynasty National Rank: #11886
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 36.2
Dynasty Record: 54-81 (38-66 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 41.9
2016 Points Against Average: 18.5
2016 Differential: +23.4
2016 Wins: #4305 Wahconah Regional (Dalton) (28-18), #4880 Longmeadow (36-24), #8439 Hoosac Valley (Cheshire) (39-14), #8654 Sandwich (East Sandwich) (42-13), #8747 South Hadley (50-30), #9984 Chicopee (48-12), #11671 Pittsfield (63-14), #12335 Easthampton/Hampshire (Easthampton) (58-6), #13006 Belchertown (72-6)
2016 Losses: #1725 St. Mary's (Lynn) (40-12), #1773 Grafton Memorial (Grafton) (26-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 70-51
Recent League Championships: 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Easthampton/Hampshire (Easthampton), 9/15 vs Wahconah Regional (Dalton), 9/22 at Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham), 9/29 vs Chicopee, 10/6 Hoosac Valley (Cheshire), 10/14 Commerce/Springfield Renaissance (Springfield), 10/20 at South Hadley, 10/27 Pittsfield
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wahconah Regional (Dalton) (13.7), Hoosac Valley (Cheshire) (4.1), Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham) (-8.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Easthampton/Hampshire (Easthampton) (-25), Pittsfield (-20.6), Commerce/Springfield Renaissance (Springfield) (-20.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6 (1.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #227
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10514
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 78%



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