Taft (Watertown, CT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Big Red
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Steve McCabe
League: Erickson
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: NEPSAC A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 0
2010 National Rank: #8042
2010 State Rank: #77 (in CT)
2011 Starting Power Rating: 0
2011 National Rank: #7683
2011 State Rank: #66 (in CT)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -2.1
Dynasty National Rank: #8787
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.1
Dynasty Record: 12-28 (8-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 3-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 30.1
2010 Points Against Average: 32.8
2010 Differential: -2.7
2010 Wins: #8190 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (36-34), #9278 Brunswick (Greenwich) (52-30), #13048 Berkshire (Sheffield, MA) (51-14)
2010 Losses: #2629 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (43-37), #2970 Kent School (Kent) (55-7), #4475 Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA) (18-15), #6068 Avon Old Farms (Avon) (32-10), #8692 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (36-33)
2010 Opponents W-L: 33-32
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/24 vs Brunswick (Greenwich), 10/1 Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA), 10/8 at Avon Old Farms (Avon), 10/15 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford), 10/22 at Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY), 10/29 Kent School (Kent), 11/5 Berkshire (Sheffield, MA), 11/12 at Hotchkiss (Lakeville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (23.3), Kent School (Kent) (21.4), Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA) (14.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Berkshire (Sheffield, MA) (-20.4), Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (-2.4), Brunswick (Greenwich) (-2.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #45
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6225
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/24 vs Brunswick (Greenwich) [projection: 35-34 win]



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