Waterford (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lancers Colors: Blue/White Coach: Mike Ellis League: Eastern Connecticut - Medium Playoff Division: M Playoff Division Rank: #22 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2009 JV Record: 0-9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nolan D'Amico 6'0" 260 Senior T/DT Ron Baude 6'0" 235 Junior TE/OLB Kim Sheppard 5'10" 170 Junior RB/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Varsity Experience Team Weaknesses: Young RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: -19.9 2009 National Rank: #12336 2009 State Rank: #132 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 2010 Starting Power Rating: -12.4 2010 National Rank: #10966 2010 State Rank: #113 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): -2 Dynasty National Rank: #8401 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.4 Dynasty Record: 33-40 (11-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 2-8 2009 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2009 Points For Average: 8.9 2009 Points Against Average: 27.7 2009 Differential: -18.8 2009 Wins: #12463 Plainfield (Central Village) (20-6), #13595 Tourtellotte Memorial-Harvard Ellis RVT (North Grosvenordale) (15-0) 2009 Losses: #3631 Montville (Oakdale) (41-12), #3754 East Lyme (42-0), #5033 Ledyard (41-0), #6565 Fitch (Groton) (40-0), #7661 Bacon Academy (Colchester) (38-12), #10299 Windham (Willimantic) (21-18), #10388 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (26-0), #10412 Killingly (22-12) 2009 Opponents W-L: 59-43 Recent League Championships: 2003 (ECC Upper Medium) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: 2 Streak List: 11/12/10 Plainfield (Central Village) (41-20), 11/25/10 East Lyme (28-21) SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 9/17 Stonington, 9/24 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock), 10/1 St. Bernard-Norwich RVT (Uncasville), 10/8 at New London, 10/15 at Ledyard, 10/22 Montville (Oakdale), 10/29 Bacon Academy (Colchester), 11/5 at Windham (Willimantic), 11/12 at Plainfield (Central Village), 11/25 at East Lyme Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Montville (Oakdale) (19), New London (18.2), East Lyme (12) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: St. Bernard-Norwich RVT (Uncasville) (-35.6), Plainfield (Central Village) (-20.7), Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (-16.5) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #100 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10143 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2010 Projected League Finish: 5th 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/17 Stonington [projection: 26-24 win] |