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GENERAL
Nickname: Purples
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Kris McCall
League: Division II-B (moving from Division III)
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Marquise Buchanan 6'3" 175 Senior WR 4.52
Jalen Dennis Senior

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game
Team Weaknesses: RB Inexperience

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -1.9
2020 National Rank: #6302
2020 State Rank: #17
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: -4.3
2021 National Rank: #4181
2021 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): -1.7
Dynasty National Rank: #9334
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.6
Dynasty Record: 96-92 (65-70 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 4-2
2020 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (3rd)
2020 Points For Average: 40.3
2020 Points Against Average: 17.3
2020 Differential: +23
2020 Wins: #8230 North Smithfield/Mount St. Charles Academy (North Smithfield) (42-0), #8244 Chariho (Wood River Junction) (36-26), #12614 Tiverton (55-7), #13919 Hope (Providence) (54-8)
2020 Losses: #2272 Coventry (21-20), #5853 Johnston (42-35)
2020 Opponents W-L: 15-16
Recent State Championships: 2007 (IV)
Recent League Championships: 2007 (Division IV), 2006 (Division IV)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 9/17 Mt. Hope (Bristol), 9/24 at Brown [Moses] (Providence), 10/1 at Tolman (Pawtucket), 10/8 at West Warwick, 10/16 Westerly, 10/23 Coventry, 10/30 St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket), 11/24 Hope (Providence)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket) (5), Coventry (-5.6), Mt. Hope (Bristol) (-10.7)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Hope (Providence) (-71.4), West Warwick (-47.7), Tolman (Pawtucket) (-19.7)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.9 (-12.7 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.1
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.2
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8316
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%