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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Raiders
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Bill LaRose
League: Intercounty - North
Playoff Division: 8
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -37.5
2017 National Rank: #13362
2017 State Rank: #270
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -56.5
2018 National Rank: #13460
2018 State Rank: #271
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -1.5
Dynasty National Rank: #9749
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 55
Dynasty Record: 100-66 (68-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 6th)
2017 Points For Average: 21
2017 Points Against Average: 21.4
2017 Differential: -0.4
2017 Wins: #12519 Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst) (15-12), #12737 Greenfield (41-12), #13440 Mahar Regional (Orange) (24-22), #14288 Mohawk Trail Regional (Buckland) (33-6), #14383 Belchertown (42-0)
2017 Losses: #9580 Frontier Regional (South Deerfield) (49-17), #11981 Narragansett Regional (Baldwinville) (34-0), #12466 Easthampton/Hampshire (Easthampton) (20-17), #12970 Turners Falls (Montague) (34-6), #13171 Franklin County Tech (Turners Falls) (28-20), #13440 Mahar Regional (Orange) (18-16)
2017 Opponents W-L: 59-58
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Intercounty), 2006 (tied for 1st; Intercounty), 2005 (tied for 1st; Intercounty), 2004 (tied for 1st; Intercounty), 2003 (tied for 1st; Intercounty)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 3
Streak List: 11/3/17 Belchertown (42-0), 11/10/17 Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst) (15-12), 11/23/17 Mahar Regional (Orange) (24-22)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/7 at Narragansett Regional (Baldwinville), 9/14 Turners Falls/Pioneer Valley Regional (Montague), 9/21 at Mahar Regional (Orange), 9/28 vs Easthampton/Hampshire (Easthampton), 10/5 Mohawk Trail Regional (Buckland), 10/12 Franklin County Tech (Turners Falls), 10/19 at Greenfield, 10/26 Frontier Regional (South Deerfield), 11/22 Mahar Regional (Orange)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Frontier Regional (South Deerfield) (-29.4), Narragansett Regional (Baldwinville) (-37.5), Easthampton/Hampshire (Easthampton) (-44.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mohawk Trail Regional (Buckland) (-70.3), Mahar Regional (Orange) (-60), Franklin County Tech (Turners Falls) (-55)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.6 (-31.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -44.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #262
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13625
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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