| Manchester Memorial (Manchester, NH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Blue/Red Coach: Rob Sturgis League: Division I - East Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2022 JV Record: 1-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Connor McFarland 5'8" 165 Senior QB 4.6 Martin Alisandro 6'3" 180 Senior DB 4.7 Nick Young 6'2" 265 Senior DL 5.2 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions/Secondary Return Intact, Size/Strength/Perimeter Speed Team Weaknesses: Youth, Depth RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -7.9 2022 National Rank: #7332 2022 State Rank: #38 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -18.3 2023 National Rank: #5501 2023 State Rank: #23 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -19.4 Dynasty National Rank: #10328 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.9 Dynasty Record: 7-36 (3-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 2-8 2022 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (7th) 2022 Points For Average: 17.8 2022 Points Against Average: 25.7 2022 Differential: -7.9 2022 Wins: #5818 Spaulding (Rochester) (27-26), #6689 Nashua South (Nashua) (28-27) 2022 Losses: #2636 Timberlane (Plaistow) (41-13), #3014 Exeter (41-30), #3165 Windham (20-7), #4914 Portsmouth/Oyster River (Portsmouth) (18-12), #5297 Dover (27-21), #5571 Winnacunnet (Hampton) (20-13), #6540 Manchester Central (Manchester) (14-7), #7546 Keene (23-20) 2022 Opponents W-L: 47-55 Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; Division I) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 9/2 Central (Providence, RI), 9/8 at Salem, 9/15 at Winnacunnet (Hampton), 9/22 Portsmouth/Oyster River (Portsmouth), 9/29 at Dover, 10/7 Timberlane (Plaistow), 10/13 at Spaulding (Rochester), 10/21 Exeter, 10/27 Keene Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Timberlane (Plaistow) (-4.2), Central (Providence, RI) (-7.9), Portsmouth/Oyster River (Portsmouth) (-13.3) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Winnacunnet (Hampton) (-26.1), Dover (-24.6), Keene (-24.4) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.1 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4660 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2023 Projected League Finish: 6th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |