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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Red/White
Coach: John Bourque
League: Dual County - Large
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 4.2
2017 National Rank: #5904
2017 State Rank: #103
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +4.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: -7.2
2018 National Rank: #4913
2018 State Rank: #72
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 24
Dynasty National Rank: #2551
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.2
Dynasty Record: 80-76 (52-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 21.8
2017 Points Against Average: 22.6
2017 Differential: -0.8
2017 Wins: #5646 Newton North (Newtonville) (21-18), #7523 Reading Memorial (Reading) (21-14), #9891 Westford Academy (Westford) (35-0), #10884 Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge) (49-15)
2017 Losses: #1009 Melrose (42-7), #1068 Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (40-22), #2440 North Andover (34-20), #3635 Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (14-7), #4945 Woburn Memorial (Woburn) (21-20), #6534 Acton-Boxborough (Acton) (35-28), #6726 Malden Catholic (Malden) (16-10)
2017 Opponents W-L: 70-54
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/8 at Newton North (Newtonville), 9/15 vs Westford Academy (Westford), 9/21 vs Newton South (Newton), 9/28 vs Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge), 10/5 at Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury), 10/13 vs Acton-Boxborough (Acton), 11/22 vs Malden Catholic (Malden)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (19.9), Malden Catholic (Malden) (-13.5), Acton-Boxborough (Acton) (-16.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge) (-44.3), Westford Academy (Westford) (-29), Newton South (Newton) (-21.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5 (13.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #139
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7660
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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