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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Raiders
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: John Florence
League: Merrimack Valley - Division 1
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 6.8
2017 National Rank: #5346
2017 State Rank: #88
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -19.2
2018 National Rank: #7696
2018 State Rank: #137
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 26.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2151
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 45.3
Dynasty Record: 86-77 (39-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 29.8
2017 Points Against Average: 34.7
2017 Differential: -4.9
2017 Wins: #4163 Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (35-16), #5976 Andover (51-48), #8772 Haverhill (9-7), #9250 Lawrence (32-17), #10884 Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge) (62-61)
2017 Losses: #281 Everett (55-27), #930 Central Catholic (Lawrence) (49-7), #2452 St. John's Prep (Danvers) (28-21), #3269 Methuen (38-35), #3269 Methuen (28-21), #6534 Acton-Boxborough (Acton) (35-28)
2017 Opponents W-L: 60-61
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st; Merrimack Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/23/17 Haverhill (9-7)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/7 vs Billerica Memorial (Billerica), 9/15 vs North Andover, 9/21 vs Methuen, 9/28 at Chelmsford (North Chelmsford), 10/5 vs Central Catholic (Lawrence), 10/12 vs Lawrence, 10/19 vs Andover, 11/22 vs Haverhill
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Lawrence) (16.2), North Andover (8.2), Methuen (-1.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Haverhill (-31.7), Lawrence (-30.3), Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (-20.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 (15.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #75
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5353
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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