New Fairfield (CT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rebels Colors: Scarlet/Blue Coach: Anthony Fata League: Southwest (moving from Southwest - Colonial) Playoff Division: M Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jake Ceresna 6'4" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.00 Robert Fiamengo 5'9" 165 Senior TB/WR 4.62 Nick Guardi 5'10" 210 Junior FB/LB 4.96 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Athleticism, Experience, Balanced Offense Team Weaknesses: LB RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -9.7 2010 National Rank: #10349 2010 State Rank: #102 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -11.2 2011 National Rank: #10732 2011 State Rank: #105 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 0 Dynasty National Rank: #8090 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.2 Dynasty Record: 21-30 (19-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 3-7 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-7 (tied for 9th) 2010 Points For Average: 17.4 2010 Points Against Average: 30.5 2010 Differential: -13.1 2010 Wins: #10632 Barlow [Joel] (Redding) (20-16), #11718 Notre Dame Catholic (Fairfield) (28-14), #12630 Immaculate (Danbury) (21-20) 2010 Losses: #203 Masuk (Monroe) (47-0), #3155 Pomperaug (Southbury) (42-20), #4239 Newtown (28-14), #5402 Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford) (29-23), #7215 Weston (34-13), #7910 Oxford (54-21), #10207 New Milford (21-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 53-50 Recent League Championships: 2007 (Southwest - Patriot) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/16/11 Notre Dame Catholic (Fairfield) (47-6) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/16 Notre Dame Catholic (Fairfield), 9/23 at Masuk (Monroe), 9/30 at Bethel, 10/6 Brookfield, 10/14 Stratford, 10/21 at Pomperaug (Southbury), 10/29 at Weston, 11/4 Oxford, 11/11 Barlow [Joel] (Redding), 11/24 at New Milford Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Masuk (Monroe) (53.7), Pomperaug (Southbury) (30.8), Brookfield (29.3) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: New Milford (-13.9), Notre Dame Catholic (Fairfield) (-9.6), Stratford (-6.5) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4874 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2011 Projected League Finish: 6th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/16 Notre Dame Catholic (Fairfield) [projection: 27-26 loss]