Wakefield Memorial (Wakefield, MA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Warriors Colors: Scarlet/White Coach: Steven Cummings League: Middlesex - Freedom Playoff Division: 4 Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 4-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ryan Fitzpatrick 5'10" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.87 Devin O'Brien 6'4" 210 Senior OL/DL 5.34 Mike Lucy 5'11" 175 Junior QB 5.03 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Very Experienced, QB/3 RBs Return, 6 OL With Some Starting Experience Are Back Team Weaknesses: Lost Top 4 Pass Catchers RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 10.9 2016 National Rank: #4955 2016 State Rank: #105 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -14.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.4 2017 National Rank: #4932 2017 State Rank: #98 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 13.3 Dynasty National Rank: #3985 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.9 Dynasty Record: 87-63 (63-33 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 13.2 2016 Points Against Average: 20.7 2016 Differential: -7.5 2016 Wins: #3309 Watertown (23-20), #3309 Stoneham (20-13), #6051 Burlington (22-12), #7798 Bedford (13-0), #8900 Wilmington (26-0) 2016 Losses: #695 Marblehead (34-13), #1347 Beverly (24-0), #1908 Danvers (28-0), #2639 Gloucester (34-13), #3309 Melrose (28-8), #5676 Winchester (35-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 78-44 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2011 (Middlesex - Small), 2010 (Middlesex - Small) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Reading Memorial (Reading), 9/15 Winchester, 9/22 at Wilmington, 9/29 at Stoneham, 10/6 at Burlington, 10/13 Woburn Memorial (Woburn), 10/20 Watertown, 11/23 at Melrose Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Reading Memorial (Reading) (27), Stoneham (19), Watertown (17.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wilmington (-4.7), Burlington (-2.7), Winchester (11.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6 (20 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #86 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3617 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%