Natick (MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Redmen Colors: Blue/Red Coach: Mark Mortarelli League: Bay State - Carey (moving from Bay State - Herget) Playoff Division: 2 Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 7-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Josh Atwood 6'2" 300 Junior OL/DL Giovanni DeJesus 5'9" 175 Senior WR/DB Max Ferrucci Senior WR/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 25.8 2017 National Rank: #1994 2017 State Rank: #21 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 3.7 2018 National Rank: #2921 2018 State Rank: #32 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 31.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1282 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.2 Dynasty Record: 135-36 (70-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-1 2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 27.5 2017 Points Against Average: 8.7 2017 Differential: +18.8 2017 Wins: #1561 Mansfield (16-0), #2936 Milton (35-19), #5081 Needham (17-0), #5411 Walpole (33-8), #5646 Newton North (Newtonville) (28-0), #5865 Wellesley (13-6), #7834 New Bedford (42-0), #9991 Framingham (35-6), #12032 Norwood (35-6) 2017 Losses: #1227 Bridgewater-Raynham (Bridgewater) (42-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 54-55 Recent State Championships: 2005 (E-II) Recent League Championships: 2017, 2013 (Bay State - Herget), 2012 (tied for 1st; Bay State - Herget), 2009 (Bay State - Herget), 2006 (Bay State - Herget), 2005 (Bay State Herget) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 2 Streak List: 11/9/17 Mansfield (16-0), 11/23/17 Framingham (35-6) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/7 at Needham, 9/14 Brockton, 9/21 Walpole, 9/28 at Braintree, 10/6 at Wellesley, 10/12 Newton North (Newtonville), 10/19 Brookline, 11/22 vs Framingham Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Needham (-4.1), Braintree (-5.1), Walpole (-13.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Brookline (-30.1), Framingham (-28.1), Brockton (-20.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.1 (11.9 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #129 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7407 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 57% |