Westerly (RI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/White Coach: Duane Maranda League: Division II-A Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 8-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Max Davis 6'2" 215 Senior DL Jalen Valentin 5'10" 165 Junior RB Junie Rios 6'0" 180 Senior OLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Return 3 Outstanding DL, Top Rusher Returning Team Weaknesses: Must Replace ILBs, 3 Of 5 OL Need To Be Replaced RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 1.8 2016 National Rank: #6960 2016 State Rank: #19 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2017 Starting Power Rating: 1.3 2017 National Rank: #7022 2017 State Rank: #20 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 1.1 Dynasty National Rank: #7838 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.2 Dynasty Record: 74-81 (55-47 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 20.3 2016 Points Against Average: 16 2016 Differential: +4.3 2016 Wins: #7168 Fitch (Groton, CT) (24-21), #7716 East Greenwich (49-0), #10066 Johnston (24-18), #10832 Mt. Pleasant (Providence) (49-6), #11298 Pilgrim (Warwick) (42-6) 2016 Losses: #2530 Brown [Moses] (Providence) (49-18), #4327 South Kingstown (Wakefield) (21-7), #4567 Mt. Hope (Bristol) (21-7), #4826 West Warwick (13-0), #5479 Stonington (CT) (14-0), #8726 Chariho (Wood River Junction) (7-3) 2016 Opponents W-L: 56-61 Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 Fitch (Groton, CT), 9/15 Chariho (Wood River Junction), 9/22 at Mt. Pleasant (Providence), 9/29 East Greenwich, 10/6 Pilgrim (Warwick), 10/13 West Warwick, 10/21 at Johnston, 10/27 South Kingstown (Wakefield), 11/4 at Brown [Moses] (Providence), 11/23 at Stonington (CT) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Brown [Moses] (Providence) (27.2), Fitch (Groton, CT) (9.9), Stonington (CT) (6.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pilgrim (Warwick) (-17.7), Johnston (-10), Mt. Pleasant (Providence) (-7.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.3 (4.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6956 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%