| North Branford (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunderbirds Colors: Purple/White Coach: Mark Basil League: Pequot - Sassacus Playoff Division: S Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2009 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Sal Varca 5'10" 190 Senior RB Anthony Vorio 5'10" 170 Senior SE John Hart 5'9" 185 Senior MLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Good Balance Of Size/Strength/Speed, Experience Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: -13.4 2009 National Rank: #11182 2009 State Rank: #117 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 2010 Starting Power Rating: -5.9 2010 National Rank: #9579 2010 State Rank: #84 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 1.3 Dynasty National Rank: #7300 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.2 Dynasty Record: 45-30 (29-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 4-6 2009 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (tied for 7th) 2009 Points For Average: 19.4 2009 Points Against Average: 26.3 2009 Differential: -6.9 2009 Wins: #11929 Enfield (14-13), #12226 Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook) (7-0), #13686 Nonnewaug (Woodbury) (53-7), #14046 Housatonic-Wamogo (Falls Village) (49-18) 2009 Losses: #2475 Hyde Leadership (Hamden) (42-14), #4481 Cromwell (42-0), #7329 Vinal RVT-Coginchaug (Middletown) (29-19), #8279 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (38-0), #8583 Morgan (Clinton) (48-25), #10206 Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum) (26-13) 2009 Opponents W-L: 51-52 Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: 2 Streak List: 11/19/10 Coginchaug Regional (Durham) (36-26), 11/24/10 Hyde Leadership (Hamden) (14-6) SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 9/18 Enfield, 9/24 at Morgan (Clinton), 10/2 Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook), 10/9 at Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum), 10/15 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River), 10/23 at Cromwell, 10/30 at Mills [Lewis] (Burlington), 11/6 Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/University Science & Engineering (Hartford), 11/19 at Coginchaug Regional (Durham), 11/24 Hyde Leadership (Hamden) Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Hyde Leadership (Hamden) (22), Cromwell (13.8), Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (0.2) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook) (-26.7), Enfield (-17.4), Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum) (-8.5) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.5 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.9 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #86 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9220 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2010 Projected League Finish: 5th 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/18 Enfield [projection: 31-19 win] |