Cheshire (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Red/White Coach: Mark Ecke League: Southern Connecticut Division I - East Playoff Division: LL Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2009 JV Record: 4-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Evan Gaudio 5'10" 180 Senior LB/RB Max Slade 5'11" 175 Senior ATH/DB Michael Skibicki 5'9" 185 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Skill Players, LBs Team Weaknesses: Replacing RB, Replacing QB RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 35.6 2009 National Rank: #888 2009 State Rank: #2 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2010 Starting Power Rating: 31.2 2010 National Rank: #1185 2010 State Rank: #4 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 21.6 Dynasty National Rank: #1745 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.5 Dynasty Record: 45-30-1 (16-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 11-1 2009 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2009 Points For Average: 30.7 2009 Points Against Average: 17.2 2009 Differential: +13.5 2009 Wins: #1062 Staples (Westport) (28-21), #2753 Shelton (49-31), #3090 Glastonbury (20-6), #3860 West Haven (27-12), #4290 Hand (Madison) (31-13), #4456 Cross (New Haven) (21-18), #4885 North Haven (27-17), #5401 Southington (24-11), #7016 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (41-13), #9247 Sheehan (Wallingford) (30-24), #12044 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (34-0) 2009 Losses: #577 Notre Dame (West Haven) (40-36) 2009 Opponents W-L: 73-53 Recent State Championships: 2009 Recent League Championships: 2008, 2006 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: 2 Streak List: 11/12/10 Shelton (22-6), 11/25/10 Southington (49-39) SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 9/17 at Hamden, 9/24 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven), 10/1 Xavier (Middletown), 10/8 at Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 10/15 at Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven), 10/22 West Haven, 10/29 at Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford), 11/5 Notre Dame (West Haven), 11/12 Shelton, 11/25 at Southington Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (West Haven) (35.3), Xavier (Middletown) (26.4), West Haven (22.8) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (2.8), Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford) (6.3), Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (7.8) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.9 (16.6 overall) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.5 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2077 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2010 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 19% Opener: 9/17 at Hamden [projection: 21-14 win] |