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GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Dave Duffy
League: Bay State - Herget
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #8

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Matt Smith 6'5" 225 Senior TE

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 21.1
2018 National Rank: #2361
2018 State Rank: #36
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.4
2019 Starting Power Rating: 7.5
2019 National Rank: #2127
2019 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 23.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2603
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.7
Dynasty Record: 111-69 (68-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 1st)
2018 Points For Average: 23.9
2018 Points Against Average: 17.9
2018 Differential: +6
2018 Wins: #2713 Natick (20-16), #2905 Braintree (28-8), #3501 Hopkinton (28-7), #5422 Wellesley (14-13), #5618 Newton North (Newtonville) (14-7), #5618 Newton North (Newtonville) (38-7), #7435 Weymouth (South Weymouth) (42-6)
2018 Losses: #640 Catholic Memorial (West Roxbury) (35-32), #1823 Boston College (Boston) (25-7), #3062 Milton (22-14), #3139 Walpole (51-26)
2018 Opponents W-L: 64-58
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; Bay State - Carey), 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 2019 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/22/18 Wellesley (14-13)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 at Natick, 9/13 Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury), 9/20 Newton North (Newtonville), 9/27 at Weymouth (South Weymouth), 10/4 at Braintree, 10/18 Milton, 10/25 Walpole, 11/28 at Wellesley
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (23.3), Natick (11.3), Walpole (3.8)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Weymouth (South Weymouth) (-19.4), Wellesley (-10.8), Newton North (Newtonville) (-7.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 (15.2 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2151
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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