| Thayer Academy (Braintree, MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Jeff Toussaint League: Independent School State (Plays In): Prep Schools Playoff Division: NEPSAC C Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Kevin Deree 5'11" 210 Senior 4.7 Drew Callahan 6'4" 230 Senior 5.0 Henry Rentz 5'10" 175 Junior 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Defensive Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -18.6 2016 National Rank: #11361 2016 State Rank: #247 (in MA) Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.6 2017 Starting Power Rating: -12.1 2017 National Rank: #10094 2017 State Rank: #205 (in MA) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -10.5 Dynasty National Rank: #11284 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6 Dynasty Record: 40-72-1 (39-71-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 1-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (tied for 14th) 2016 Points For Average: 13.5 2016 Points Against Average: 25.5 2016 Differential: -12 2016 Wins: #12967 Middlesex (Concord) (40-21) 2016 Losses: #2331 Belmont Hill (Belmont) (34-16), #4747 St. Paul's (Concord, NH) (27-0), #5268 St. Sebastian's (Needham) (40-7), #6668 St. George's (Middletown, RI) (21-6), #8264 Roxbury Latin (West Roxbury) (20-12), #8747 More [St. Thomas] (Oakdale, CT) (28-20), #11756 Groton School (Groton) (13-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 29-35 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/23 at Middlesex (Concord), 9/29 St. George's (Middletown, RI), 10/7 at Rivers (Weston), 10/14 Brooks (North Andover), 10/21 Roxbury Latin (West Roxbury), 10/28 Buckingham Browne & Nichols (Cambridge), 11/3 at Groton School (Groton), 11/11 St. Sebastian's (Needham) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Buckingham Browne & Nichols (Cambridge) (33.8), Brooks (North Andover) (26.2), St. Sebastian's (Needham) (6.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Middlesex (Concord) (-26.4), Groton School (Groton) (-21.1), Rivers (Weston) (-15.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #170 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7282 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 12th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |