| Lowell Catholic (Lowell, MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Blue/White Coach: Jason Houston League: Catholic Central - Small Playoff Division: 7 Playoff Division Rank: #35 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 1-9 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Michael Canney 5'11" 195 Senior FB/LB 4.9 Ian Sullivan 6'0" 220 Junior T/NG 4.9 Ian Nichols 5'10" 140 Junior RB/S 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Improved Depth Team Weaknesses: QB/WR Youth/Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -36.1 2017 National Rank: #13221 2017 State Rank: #269 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -51.1 2018 National Rank: #13042 2018 State Rank: #263 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -15.6 Dynasty National Rank: #12841 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 35.5 Dynasty Record: 79-79 (45-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 13.6 2017 Points Against Average: 19.4 2017 Differential: -5.8 2017 Wins: #11823 Georgetown (22-2), #12374 Greater Lowell Tech (Tyngsborough) (13-6), #13728 Marian/Keefe Tech (Framingham) (21-6), #14241 Pope John XXIII (Everett) (37-20), #14241 Pope John XXIII (Everett) (48-12) 2017 Losses: #7640 Cathedral/Cristo Rey (Boston) (42-0), #7924 St. John Paul II (Hyannis) (38-0), #11823 Georgetown (26-9), #11846 Boston Latin Academy (Dorchester) (27-0), #12147 West Roxbury/Urban Science Academy (West Roxbury) (14-0), #14022 Matignon/St. Joseph Prep (Cambridge) (20-0) 2017 Opponents W-L: 56-58 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/22/17 Pope John XXIII (Everett) (48-12) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/7 vs East Boston, 9/14 at Georgetown, 9/21 vs Pope John XXIII (Everett), 9/28 vs Austin Prep (Reading), 10/5 vs St. John Paul II (Hyannis), 10/12 vs Matignon/St. Joseph Prep (Cambridge), 10/19 at Cathedral/Cristo Rey (Boston), 11/21 vs Greater Lowell Tech (Tyngsborough) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral/Cristo Rey (Boston) (-18.6), St. John Paul II (Hyannis) (-28.3), Georgetown (-32.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pope John XXIII (Everett) (-68.8), Matignon/St. Joseph Prep (Cambridge) (-62.7), East Boston (-55.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26 (-25.6 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -44.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #261 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13600 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |