| Newtown (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Nighthawks Colors: Dark Blue/Gold Coach: Steve George League: Southwest - Colonial Playoff Division: LL Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2009 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Rory Noonan 5'1.5" 175 Senior K/DB Max Nacewicz 6'0" 205 Senior LB/RB Sean Devaney 6'2" 185 Senior WR/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: New Starting QB RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 13.4 2009 National Rank: #4595 2009 State Rank: #34 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2010 Starting Power Rating: 14 2010 National Rank: #4170 2010 State Rank: #29 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 14.7 Dynasty National Rank: #3187 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.2 Dynasty Record: 49-22-3 (32-13-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 8-2 2009 League Record/Finish: 8-2 (tied for 3rd) 2009 Points For Average: 25.8 2009 Points Against Average: 16.7 2009 Differential: +9.1 2009 Wins: #2956 Masuk (Monroe) (36-22), #7407 Barlow (Redding) (17-7), #7571 Oxford (21-9), #8605 Bunnell (Stratford) (27-6), #9114 Weston (21-17), #9526 Notre Dame Catholic (Fairfield) (44-0), #10388 New Milford (41-25), #11243 Immaculate (Danbury) (21-6) 2009 Losses: #1471 Pomperaug (Southbury) (33-9), #7241 New Fairfield (42-21) 2009 Opponents W-L: 50-54 Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 9/17 Brookfield, 9/25 at Bethel, 10/2 at Immaculate (Danbury), 10/9 at Oxford, 10/16 at Notre Dame Catholic (Fairfield), 10/22 Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford), 10/30 New Fairfield, 11/6 Barlow [Joel] (Redding), 11/12 at Stratford, 11/24 Masuk (Monroe) Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Masuk (Monroe) (26.4), Bethel (14), Barlow [Joel] (Redding) (-3.1) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame Catholic (Fairfield) (-13.8), Brookfield (-13.5), Immaculate (Danbury) (-10.8) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.8 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #92 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9563 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2010 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6% Opener: 9/17 Brookfield [projection: 34-3 win] |