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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Greg Volpe
League: Southern Connecticut Division II - East
Playoff Division: M
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 1-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mark Spatacenta 6'3" 220 Senior OL/DL
Dom Delacamera 5'9" 170 Junior RB/LB
Mike Penela 5'10" 180 Senior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -15.4
2011 National Rank: #11412
2011 State Rank: #119
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: -21.9
2012 National Rank: #12385
2012 State Rank: #136
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -13.1
Dynasty National Rank: #12001
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.8
Dynasty Record: 15-74-3 (8-24-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 2-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 17.6
2011 Points Against Average: 35.7
2011 Differential: -18.1
2011 Wins: #12940 Law [Jonathan] (Milford) (42-21), #13143 Platt RVT (Milford) (34-25)
2011 Losses: #442 Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (42-0), #2571 North Haven (47-6), #4699 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (47-8), #7191 Sheehan [Mark T.] (Wallingford) (37-12), #7566 Guilford (27-19), #7877 Branford (27-7), #8668 Lyman Hall (Wallingford) (43-28), #8889 Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford) (41-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 50-54
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/14 Lyman Hall (Wallingford), 9/21 at Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 9/28 at North Haven, 10/5 Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford), 10/12 at Law [Jonathan] (Milford), 10/26 Sheehan [Mark T.] (Wallingford), 11/2 at Cheshire, 11/9 Guilford, 11/15 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven), 11/22 Branford
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Haven (15.4), Cheshire (15.1), Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (12.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Law [Jonathan] (Milford) (-23.1), Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford) (-12.5), Branford (-5.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #71
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7130
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%