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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%