Needham (MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rockets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Dave Duffy League: Bay State - Herget (moving from Bay State - Carey) Playoff Division: 1 Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2017 JV Record: 1-9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Matt Smith 6'5" 215 Senior SE/FS 4.51 Charlie Ogletree 6'5.5" 210 Senior QB/S 4.82 Jack Murmes 6'4" 225 Senior TE/DE 4.74 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Passing Game, Have One Of Top WRs In State Team Weaknesses: Defensive Youth/Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 8 2017 National Rank: #5081 2017 State Rank: #80 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9 2018 Starting Power Rating: -4.1 2018 National Rank: #4310 2018 State Rank: #59 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 23.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2716 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.4 Dynasty Record: 104-65 (63-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 15.5 2017 Points Against Average: 18.3 2017 Differential: -2.8 2017 Wins: #5411 Walpole (6-0), #5646 Newton North (Newtonville) (28-27), #6347 Brockton (23-20), #8899 Weymouth (South Weymouth) (34-16), #9991 Framingham (24-8), #10124 Brookline (24-6) 2017 Losses: #1070 Xaverian Brothers (Westwood) (28-0), #1549 Boston College (Boston) (42-12), #1994 Natick (17-0), #4704 Braintree (14-0), #5865 Wellesley (23-20) 2017 Opponents W-L: 62-59 Recent League Championships: 2015 (Bay State - Carey), 2013 (Bay State - Carey), 2011 (tied for 1st; Bay State - Carey), 2009 (tied for 1st; Bay State - Carey), 2003 (Bay State Carey) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/7 Natick, 9/14 at Hopkinton, 9/22 at Newton North (Newtonville), 9/28 at Weymouth (South Weymouth), 10/5 Braintree, 10/12 vs Milton, 10/19 at Walpole, 11/22 Wellesley Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Milton (13.2), Hopkinton (7), Natick (3.7) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Weymouth (South Weymouth) (-23.9), Newton North (Newtonville) (-19.1), Wellesley (-15.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6 (13.5 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4083 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |