Rockland (MA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/White Coach: Nick Liquori League: South Shore - Large Playoff Division: 6 Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2017 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Codie Garcia 6'0" 210 T/DE 5.2 Anthony DeCecco 5'10" 210 T/DT 5.2 Dante Vasquez 5'8" 185 Senior QB 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 10.1 2017 National Rank: #4667 2017 State Rank: #69 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -8.9 2018 National Rank: #5280 2018 State Rank: #79 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 19.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3566 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.5 Dynasty Record: 89-74 (52-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 17.5 2017 Points Against Average: 10.4 2017 Differential: +7.1 2017 Wins: #2297 Middleborough (20-8), #5096 Archbishop Williams (Braintree) (21-7), #5693 Cohasset (3-0), #7521 Cardinal Spellman (Brockton) (14-3), #7613 East Bridgewater (25-7), #7613 East Bridgewater (15-14), #11131 Carver (41-14), #12217 Randolph (40-7) 2017 Losses: #3353 Norwell (14-6), #3520 Abington (28-0), #3742 Old Rochester Regional (Mattapoisett) (12-8) 2017 Opponents W-L: 67-56 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2010 (South Shore), 2009 (Patriot - Fisher) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 2 Streak List: 11/9/17 Archbishop Williams (Braintree) (21-7), 11/23/17 East Bridgewater (15-14) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/7 at Cohasset, 9/14 Abington, 9/21 at East Bridgewater, 9/28 at Middleborough, 10/5 Plymouth South (Plymouth), 10/12 Norwell, 10/20 at Pentucket Regional (West Newbury), 11/22 East Bridgewater Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Norwell (1.3), Middleborough (0), Abington (-10.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pentucket Regional (West Newbury) (-28.4), East Bridgewater (-26), Plymouth South (Plymouth) (-12.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 (7.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #107 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6511 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%