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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Ted Dalicandro
League: Dual County (moving from Dual County - Large)
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2021 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -14.8
2021 National Rank: #8645
2021 State Rank: #168
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -17.6
2022 National Rank: #6094
2022 State Rank: #132
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 2.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7777
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.5
Dynasty Record: 68-135 (28-73 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 6-5
2021 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2021 Points For Average: 16
2021 Points Against Average: 24
2021 Differential: -8
2021 Wins: #6331 Lynn Classical (Lynn) (21-12), #10011 Brookline (21-6), #11484 Winchester (27-19), #11736 Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge) (20-14), #11823 Waltham (38-31), #12452 Boston Latin (Boston) (21-6)
2021 Losses: #1103 Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (49-0), #3369 Woburn Memorial (Woburn) (38-7), #4149 Westford Academy (Westford) (29-0), #5323 Wayland (39-7), #5774 Concord-Carlisle (Concord) (21-14)
2021 Opponents W-L: 52-64
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/9 Winchester, 9/16 Brookline, 9/22 vs Waltham, 9/30 at Concord-Carlisle (Concord), 10/7 Westford Academy (Westford), 10/14 at Wayland, 10/21 Boston Latin (Boston), 10/28 at Bedford, 11/24 Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (15.5), Bedford (-0.8), Westford Academy (Westford) (-1.1)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Boston Latin (Boston) (-53.7), Waltham (-45.3), Winchester (-39.2)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8 (-10.3 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.9
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.1
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #139
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6130
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2022 Projected League Finish: 8th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%