Plymouth (NH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bobcats Coach: Chris Sanborn League: Division II - North Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2017 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Owen Brickley 5'9" 190 Senior RB/DB 4.68 Steven Shute 6'1" 250 Senior OL/DL Camden MacDonald 5'10" 215 Senior DL/OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Confidence, Enter Season On 14-Game Winning Streak Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Graduated 19 Seniors RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 29.7 2017 National Rank: #1560 2017 State Rank: #3 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 6.6 2018 National Rank: #2501 2018 State Rank: #5 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 26.1 Dynasty National Rank: #2151 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.5 Dynasty Record: 139-20 (103-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 11-0 2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 40.4 2017 Points Against Average: 12.8 2017 Differential: +27.6 2017 Wins: #3177 Bow (42-26), #3177 Bow (27-8), #3297 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Dover) (21-7), #5917 Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway) (42-14), #6165 Souhegan (Amherst) (49-21), #7089 Laconia (44-7), #8567 Milford (42-30), #10014 Lebanon (43-8), #10437 Merrimack Valley (Penacook) (49-6), #11256 Belmont-Gilford (Belmont) (42-14), #12080 Kingswood (Wolfeboro) (43-0) 2017 Losses: none 2017 Opponents W-L: 44-53 Recent State Championships: 2017, 2016, 2013, 2012 (IV), 2009 (IV), 2008 (IV), 2007 (III), 2006 (III), 2005 (III), 2003 (III) Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (Division IV), 2009 (Division IV), 2008 (Division IV), 2007 (Division III), 2006 (Division III), 2005 (Division III), 2003 (Division III) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 15 Streak List: 10/28/16 Milford (14-12), 11/5/16 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Dover) (28-6), 11/12/16 Windham (20-18), 11/19/16 Bow (27-24), 9/2/17 Kingswood (Wolfeboro) (43-0), 9/8/17 Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway) (42-14), 9/16/17 Laconia (44-7), 9/23/17 Bow (42-26), 9/29/17 Merrimack Valley (Penacook) (49-6), 10/7/17 Belmont-Gilford (Belmont) (42-14), 10/20/17 Lebanon (43-8), 10/28/17 Milford (42-30), 11/4/17 Souhegan (Amherst) (49-21), 11/11/17 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Dover) (21-7), 11/18/17 Bow (27-8) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/1 Bow, 9/8 Stark [John] (Weare), 9/15 at Belmont-Gilford (Belmont), 9/22 Kennett [A. Crosby] (Conway), 9/29 at Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Dover), 10/6 Kingswood (Wolfeboro), 10/13 Pembroke, 10/19 at Merrimack Valley (Penacook), 10/26 at Hanover Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Dover) (5.6), Bow (-4.6), Hanover (-9.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pembroke (-59.8), Kingswood (Wolfeboro) (-32.2), Belmont-Gilford (Belmont) (-31) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.9 (6.1 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #38 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8516 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 35% |