Whitman-Hanson Regional (Whitman, MA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Black/Red Coach: Mike Driscoll League: Patriot - Keenan Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mike Connors 6'2" 230 Junior LB/RB 4.7 Ethan Phelps 6'1" 185 Junior QB 4.7 Riley Holland 6'1" 285 Senior OL 5.1 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Overall Strength, Experience, Leadership Team Weaknesses: Few Returning Starters Defensively RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 23.2 2016 National Rank: #2619 2016 State Rank: #50 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: 27.9 2017 National Rank: #1873 2017 State Rank: #31 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.2 Dynasty National Rank: #6503 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.5 Dynasty Record: 66-83-1 (31-50 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 23.2 2016 Points Against Average: 21.8 2016 Differential: +1.4 2016 Wins: #2696 Scituate (32-21), #4440 Rockland (35-26), #4488 Plymouth North (Plymouth) (19-14), #4676 Abington (29-28), #4939 Plymouth South (Plymouth) (23-6), #5823 Pembroke (35-13), #11189 Quincy (41-0) 2016 Losses: #124 Duxbury (49-14), #443 North Attleborough (33-8), #1963 Silver Lake Regional (Kingston) (18-7), #4169 Hingham (32-12) 2016 Opponents W-L: 67-56 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 3 Streak List: 11/4/16 Scituate (32-21), 11/11/16 Rockland (35-26), 11/24/16 Abington (29-28) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 Plymouth South (Plymouth), 9/15 at Pembroke, 9/22 at Duxbury, 9/29 vs Quincy, 10/6 Plymouth North (Plymouth), 10/13 Hingham, 10/20 Silver Lake Regional (Kingston), 11/23 at Abington Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Duxbury (47.8), Silver Lake Regional (Kingston) (30.4), Plymouth North (Plymouth) (22.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Quincy (-17.7), Pembroke (10.5), Plymouth South (Plymouth) (10.8) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2 (23.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2308 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%