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GENERAL
Nickname: Sachems
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Tom Hammon
League: Central Connecticut II East (moving from Central Connecticut 4)
Playoff Division: L
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jon Ware 6'3" 235 Senior FB/NG 4.92
Mike Luby 5'9" 190 Junior RB/LB 4.75
Jacob Surdam Senior G/LB 5.06

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Secondary, Offensive Backfield

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -12.6
2010 National Rank: #10968
2010 State Rank: #112
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: -13.1
2011 National Rank: #11098
2011 State Rank: #115

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 25.3
2010 Points Against Average: 23.3
2010 Differential: +2
2010 Wins: #10853 Bacon Academy (Colchester) (38-13), #11118 Rocky Hill (34-29), #12913 Fermi [Enrico] (Enfield) (37-30), #13257 Smith [Edwin O.] (Storrs) (42-21), #13832 Rockville (Vernon) (36-8), #14262 Weaver (Hartford) (35-14)
2010 Losses: #6483 Wethersfield (24-8), #7443 Maloney [Francis T.] (Meriden) (36-7), #10839 Plainville (20-13), #12186 East Hartford (38-3)
2010 Opponents W-L: 42-60
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 11/6/10 Smith [Edwin O.] (Storrs) (42-21), 11/13/10 Rocky Hill (34-29), 11/25/10 Bacon Academy (Colchester) (38-13), 9/16/11 Bristol Eastern (Bristol) (28-24)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/16 at Bristol Eastern (Bristol), 9/24 at Hartford Public (Hartford), 10/1 Bulkeley (Hartford), 10/8 Farmington, 10/15 Conard (West Hartford), 10/22 at Fermi [Enrico] (Enfield), 10/29 Smith [Edwin O.] (Storrs), 11/4 at Wethersfield, 11/12 Windsor, 11/24 at Bacon Academy (Colchester)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Windsor (18.2), Conard (West Hartford) (13.1), Bristol Eastern (Bristol) (2.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bulkeley (Hartford) (-33.9), Smith [Edwin O.] (Storrs) (-27.5), Fermi [Enrico] (Enfield) (-24.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11386
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/16 at Bristol Eastern (Bristol) [projection: 35-19 loss]