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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Ted Dalicandro
League: Dual County - Large
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2020 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Joe Toyias 5'10" 210 Senior DE
Patrick Sullivan 6'0" 185 Senior WR
Harry Capidilupo 6'0" 195 LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL, LB
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Inexperience

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -19.9
2020 National Rank: #9771
2020 State Rank: #172
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: -35.1
2021 National Rank: #10193
2021 State Rank: #187
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 3.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7674
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 39
Dynasty Record: 62-130 (26-69 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 1-5
2020 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2020 Points For Average: 11
2020 Points Against Average: 30.3
2020 Differential: -19.3
2020 Wins: #11459 Waltham (40-21)
2020 Losses: #1026 Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (55-0), #2496 Acton-Boxborough (Acton) (35-14), #4578 Westford Academy (Westford) (34-6), #4936 Concord-Carlisle (Concord) (30-0), #11019 Weston (7-6)
2020 Opponents W-L: 20-14
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 9/10 vs Winchester, 9/18 vs Brookline, 9/24 Waltham, 10/1 Concord-Carlisle (Concord), 10/8 at Westford Academy (Westford), 10/16 Wayland, 10/22 vs Boston Latin (Boston), 10/29 Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge), 11/25 at Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (15.5), Wayland (-2.6), Concord-Carlisle (Concord) (-6.2)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Brookline (-50.3), Waltham (-41.5), Boston Latin (Boston) (-37.5)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.9
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.6
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #141
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7934
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2021 Projected League Finish: 7th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%