Carthage (NY)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Comets Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Sam Millich League: Section 3 Class A - National Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #41 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Josh Britton 6'3" RB/LB 4.70 Will Hammond 6'4" OL 5.40 Ian Ates 5'7" K STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Kicking Game RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 9.6 2010 National Rank: #5563 2010 State Rank: #141 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 5.8 2011 National Rank: #6055 2011 State Rank: #152 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 13.8 Dynasty National Rank: #4035 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.7 Dynasty Record: 27-17 (18-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 28.3 2010 Points Against Average: 26.5 2010 Differential: +1.8 2010 Wins: #3716 Indian River (Philadelphia) (32-14), #6510 New Hartford (28-14), #9249 Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt) (30-19), #10052 Mexico (33-30), #12511 Bodley [G. Ray] (Fulton) (55-22) 2010 Losses: #1082 Whitesboro (Marcy) (49-14), #2797 Watertown (40-20), #7307 Camden (24-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 36-36 Recent League Championships: 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at New Hartford, 9/9 East Syracuse-Minoa (East Syracuse), 9/16 Whitesboro (Marcy), 9/23 at Watertown, 9/30 at Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt), 10/7 Indian River (Philadelphia), 10/14 Fowler [George] (Syracuse) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Whitesboro (Marcy) (35), Watertown (22.3), Indian River (Philadelphia) (17.6) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Fowler [George] (Syracuse) (-18.6), Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt) (-4.6), East Syracuse-Minoa (East Syracuse) (3.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7 (6 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4943 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at New Hartford [projection: 24-23 loss]