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GENERAL
Nickname: Skippers
Colors: Vegas Gold/Black/White
Coach: Joe Gilmartin
League: Division I-A
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
James Osmanski 6'0" 180 Senior QB 4.7
Tyler Pezza 6'3" 180 Junior WR/FS 4.7
Mike Ciarniello 6'1" 255 Senior DT/OL 5.15

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game
Team Weaknesses: Must Improve Run Defense

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 22.1
2018 National Rank: #2240
2018 State Rank: #2
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 9.2
2019 National Rank: #1927
2019 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 14.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4726
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.5
Dynasty Record: 96-87 (58-63 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 11-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 32.2
2018 Points Against Average: 13.8
2018 Differential: +18.4
2018 Wins: #4064 Cranston West (Cranston) (20-14), #4915 Cumberland (21-6), #4915 Cumberland (35-14), #5670 East Providence (28-12), #5872 Shea [Charles E.] (Pawtucket) (42-21), #6005 Brown [Moses] (Providence) (34-7), #6918 St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket) (32-8), #7390 Cranston East (Cranston) (42-21), #8676 South Kingstown (Wakefield) (29-22), #8676 South Kingstown (Wakefield) (35-6), #9679 Portsmouth (56-14)
2018 Losses: #1049 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (21-12)
2018 Opponents W-L: 56-72
Recent State Championships: 2018 (I consolation), 2017 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (Division II-B), 2014 (Division II-B), 2013 (tied for 1st; Division II-B)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 9
Streak List: 9/28/18 East Providence (28-12), 10/5/18 Cumberland (35-14), 10/12/18 St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket) (32-8), 10/19/18 Cranston East (Cranston) (42-21), 10/26/18 Shea [Charles E.] (Pawtucket) (42-21), 11/4/18 South Kingstown (Wakefield) (35-6), 11/10/18 Cumberland (21-6), 11/17/18 Cranston West (Cranston) (20-14), 11/21/18 South Kingstown (Wakefield) (29-22)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/13 Portsmouth, 9/21 at Brown [Moses] (Providence), 9/27 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick), 10/4 at East Providence, 10/11 at Cumberland, 10/18 St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket), 10/25 at Shea [Charles E.] (Pawtucket), 11/1 Cranston East (Cranston), 11/28 at South Kingstown (Wakefield)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (21.9), East Providence (-11.4), St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket) (-12.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Portsmouth (-38.1), Cranston East (Cranston) (-29.8), South Kingstown (Wakefield) (-26.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4 (2.4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6829
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%