| Fitch (Groton, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Mike Emery League: Eastern Connecticut - Large Playoff Division: L Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Derek Baldoz 6'0" 165 Junior QB Tim Hale 5'11" 210 Senior LB Eric Riley 6'3" 195 Senior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning QB, Experience On Defense Team Weaknesses: Rebuilding OL RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 5.4 2009 National Rank: #6576 2009 State Rank: #53 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2010 Starting Power Rating: 4 2010 National Rank: #6720 2010 State Rank: #54 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 7.9 Dynasty National Rank: #5150 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3 Dynasty Record: 40-32 (13-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 7-3 2009 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2009 Points For Average: 26.3 2009 Points Against Average: 12.9 2009 Differential: +13.4 2009 Wins: #10299 Windham (Willimantic) (31-6), #10388 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (35-14), #10412 Killingly (20-14), #10592 Griswold (34-6), #11764 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (40-7), #12336 Waterford (40-0), #14192 Wilcox Tech (Meriden) (51-12) 2009 Losses: #3486 New London (21-0), #3754 East Lyme (14-6), #5033 Ledyard (35-6) 2009 Opponents W-L: 55-48 Recent League Championships: 2005 (ECC Large) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 9/18 at Prince RVT [A. I.] (Hartford), 9/24 Bacon Academy (Colchester), 10/1 Montville (Oakdale), 10/16 at Woodstock Academy (Woodstock), 10/23 at New London, 10/30 at Norwich Free Academy (Norwich), 11/5 at Griswold, 11/12 East Lyme, 11/17 Plainfield (Central Village), 11/25 Ledyard Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Montville (Oakdale) (19), New London (18.2), East Lyme (12) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Plainfield (Central Village) (-20.7), Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (-16.5), Griswold (-10.4) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.7 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.9 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8899 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2010 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/18 at Prince RVT [A. I.] (Hartford) [projection: 22-13 win] |