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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Raiders
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: John Florence
League: Merrimack Valley - Small (moving from Merrimack Valley - Division 1)
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -2.2
2022 National Rank: #6197
2022 State Rank: #135
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.6
2023 Starting Power Rating: -24.7
2023 National Rank: #6729
2023 State Rank: #137
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 6
Dynasty National Rank: #4508
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.9
Dynasty Record: 22-30 (9-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 4-8
2022 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2022 Points For Average: 11.7
2022 Points Against Average: 25
2022 Differential: -13.3
2022 Wins: #4120 Haverhill (forfeit win), #6527 Lawrence (23-6), #8012 Lexington (21-14), #10196 Dracut (50-0)
2022 Losses: #531 Central Catholic (Lawrence) (35-0), #641 Andover (42-6), #824 Methuen (42-7), #1323 Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (49-8), #1505 Billerica Memorial (Billerica) (38-0), #2858 Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury) (27-7), #5571 Winnacunnet (Hampton, NH) (8-7), #7075 Newton South (Newton) (14-0)
2022 Opponents W-L: 71-62
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; Merrimack Valley - Division 1), 2006 (tied for 1st; Merrimack Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 9/11 vs Westford Academy (Westford), 9/15 Nashua South (Nashua, NH), 9/22 vs Andover, 9/29 vs Tewksbury Memorial (Tewksbury), 10/5 at Chelmsford (North Chelmsford), 10/12 at Milford, 10/20 at Lawrence, 10/27 at Methuen, 11/23 vs Haverhill
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Andover (16.7), Milford (14.9), Chelmsford (North Chelmsford) (9.7)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Nashua South (Nashua, NH) (-24.4), Lawrence (-24.3), Westford Academy (Westford) (-14.7)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2 (11.3 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.8
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1753
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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