Shepherd Hill Regional (Dudley, MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Ryan Dugan League: Midland Wachusett - A Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Anthony Oriente 5'9" 210 Junior LB/RB 4.9 Cody Adams 6'0" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.7 Kristian Gruszecki 5'10" 200 Senior TE/LB 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Enthusiasm, Effort Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 11 2017 National Rank: #4464 2017 State Rank: #65 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -3 2018 National Rank: #4121 2018 State Rank: #55 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 20.9 Dynasty National Rank: #3232 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.9 Dynasty Record: 106-63 (52-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 26.7 2017 Points Against Average: 28.5 2017 Differential: -1.8 2017 Wins: #4021 Wachusett Regional (Holden) (41-40), #5655 Grafton Memorial (Grafton) (18-8), #6510 Fitchburg (34-7), #6738 Leominster (35-27), #9001 Algonquin Regional (Northborough) (61-36), #9385 Groton-Dunstable (Groton) (35-18) 2017 Losses: #430 St. John's (Shrewsbury) (64-24), #1473 Shrewsbury (14-10), #1473 Shrewsbury (33-7), #3664 Doherty Memorial (Worcester) (35-14), #10599 Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (32-15) 2017 Opponents W-L: 70-53 Recent State Championships: 2007 (C/W II) Recent League Championships: 2013 (Southern Worcester County - A), 2011 (Southern Worcester County - A), 2007 (Division II West) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/7 Shrewsbury, 9/14 Fitchburg, 9/21 at Grafton Memorial (Grafton), 9/29 Algonquin Regional (Northborough), 10/5 at Wachusett Regional (Holden), 10/12 St. John's (Shrewsbury), 10/19 vs Leominster, 10/26 at Groton-Dunstable (Groton), 11/22 at Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. John's (Shrewsbury) (23.4), Shrewsbury (17.5), Wachusett Regional (Holden) (-5.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Tantasqua Regional (Fiskdale) (-40.3), Fitchburg (-19), Groton-Dunstable (Groton) (-16.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4 (15.7 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #55 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4570 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |