North Branford (CT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunderbirds Colors: Purple/White Coach: Mark Basil League: Pequot - Sassacus Playoff Division: S Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2010 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Anthony Franco 5'9" 195 LB Corey Onofrio 6'0" 185 WR Damoy Hunter 5'11" 305 DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth At Skill Positions, Team Speed, Strength/Conditioning Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 0.6 2010 National Rank: #7792 2010 State Rank: #71 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -8.9 2011 National Rank: #10244 2011 State Rank: #98 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 2.9 Dynasty National Rank: #7198 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.8 Dynasty Record: 35-18 [34-19 on the field] (24-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-4 (6th) 2010 Points For Average: 23.1 2010 Points Against Average: 14 2010 Differential: +9.1 2010 Wins: #8639 Coginchaug Regional (Durham) (36-26), #8735 Hyde Leadership (Hamden) (14-6), #9260 Enfield (14-6), #11540 Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum) (35-0), #11697 Morgan (Clinton) (39-0), #12025 Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook) (51-32) 2010 Losses: #4929 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (20-6), #8020 Cromwell (14-7), #13207 Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/University Science & Engineering (Hartford) (22-6), #13648 Mills [Lewis] (Burlington) (forfeit loss) 2010 Opponents W-L: 55-39 Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/16 at Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River), 9/23 Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum), 9/30 at Morgan (Clinton), 10/15 at Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook), 10/21 East Hampton/Vinal RVT (East Hampton), 10/28 Cromwell, 11/4 Coginchaug Regional (Durham), 11/12 at Nonnewaug (Woodbury), 11/17 Mills [Lewis] (Burlington), 11/23 at Hyde Leadership (Hamden) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (10.8), Cromwell (6.7), Hyde Leadership (Hamden) (1) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Mills [Lewis] (Burlington) (-31.7), Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook) (-26.6), Morgan (Clinton) (-19.6) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.2 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #105 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10847 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2011 Projected League Finish: 5th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/16 at Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) [projection: 27-6 loss]