Colchester (VT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lakers Colors: Blue/Green Coach: Tom Perry League: Division I (moving from Division II) Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2010 JV Record: 8-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Taylor St. Germain 5'9" 185 Senior QB/DB Alec Kozlowski 5'9" 175 Senior RB/DB Eric Decker 6'1" 275 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game Team Weaknesses: Undersized Defensive Front, Passing Game RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 17.3 2010 National Rank: #3769 2010 State Rank: #6 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 5.5 2011 National Rank: #6145 2011 State Rank: #10 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 9.7 Dynasty National Rank: #5160 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.9 Dynasty Record: 37-13 (26-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th) 2010 Points For Average: 27.7 2010 Points Against Average: 18.6 2010 Differential: +9.1 2010 Wins: #5505 North Country Union (Newport) (15-8), #5546 South Burlington (48-21), #6626 Burr & Burton (Manchester) (41-15), #6965 Milton (41-0), #11012 Lyndon Institute (Lyndon Center) (48-6) 2010 Losses: #1398 Hartford (White River Junction) (27-13), #2200 Middlebury (39-6), #3016 Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg) (23-14), #8745 U-32 (Montpelier) (28-23) 2010 Opponents W-L: 49-37 Recent State Championships: 2009 (2) Recent League Championships: 2009 (Division II), 2006 (tied for 1st; Division III) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/9/11 Spaulding (Barre) (60-7) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Hartford (White River Junction), 9/9 Spaulding (Barre), 9/16 Burlington, 9/23 at Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans), 9/30 Mt. Mansfield (Jericho), 10/7 Rutland, 10/14 at Middlebury, 10/21 at Milton Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hartford (White River Junction) (31.7), Middlebury (25.8), Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) (19.4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Burlington (-5.8), Spaulding (Barre) (-0.9), Mt. Mansfield (Jericho) (1.2) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4382 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 6th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Hartford (White River Junction) [projection: 38-10 loss]