Westford Academy (Westford, MA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Grey Ghosts
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Mike Parent
League: Dual County - Large
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #15

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Connor Degenhardt 6'5" 180 Senior QB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 5.4
2016 National Rank: #6142
2016 State Rank: #140
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 4.4
2017 National Rank: #6276
2017 State Rank: #138
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 13.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4055
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.7
Dynasty Record: 85-70 (42-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.2
2016 Points Against Average: 22.2
2016 Differential: -3
2016 Wins: #4640 Acton-Boxborough (Acton) (30-28), #5479 Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (33-10), #5926 Dracut (21-18), #10344 Newton South (Newton) (19-15)
2016 Losses: #1185 Haverhill (20-9), #2244 Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (14-13), #3554 Peabody Veterans Memorial (Peabody) (35-19), #4779 Waltham (14-6), #5210 Woburn Memorial (Woburn) (35-20), #7359 Revere (35-28), #7399 Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge) (20-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 60-61
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2009, 2005 (tied for 1st; Dual County)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/24/16 Acton-Boxborough (Acton) (30-28)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Dracut, 9/15 at Chelmsford (North Chelmsford), 9/22 Haverhill, 9/28 at Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury), 10/7 vs Waltham, 10/13 Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge), 10/20 Newton South (Newton), 11/23 Acton-Boxborough (Acton)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Haverhill (31.5), Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (29.1), Waltham (8.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Newton South (Newton) (-23.3), Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge) (-3.3), Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (-2.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 (12.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #135
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5556
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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