Hamden Hall Country Day (Hamden, CT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Joe Linta
League: Fairchester
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: NEPSAC C
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mike Whalen 5'10" 170 Junior WR/CB 4.55
TJ Linta 6'3.5" 235 Junior QB 5.15
Alex Chiodo 5'10.5" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.85

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Curtis Antrum 5'11" 175 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -18.5
2011 National Rank: #11947
2011 State Rank: #131 (in CT)
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2012 Starting Power Rating: -11.7
2012 National Rank: #10677
2012 State Rank: #106 (in CT)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -12.2
Dynasty National Rank: #11808
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 34-38 (24-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 25
2011 Points Against Average: 35
2011 Differential: -10
2011 Wins: #11278 King Low Heywood Thomas (Stamford) (48-34), #12568 Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, NY) (49-43), #12865 Hackley (Tarrytown, NY) (29-18)
2011 Losses: #4552 Rye Country Day (Rye, NY) (35-6), #6876 St. Luke's (New Canaan) (43-13), #9881 Northfield Mount Hermon (Mount Hermon, MA) (52-29), #9996 Hopkins (New Haven) (21-14), #12573 St. Paul Catholic (Bristol) (34-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 33-34
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/15 at Morristown-Beard (Morristown, NJ), 9/22 at King Low Heywood Thomas (Stamford), 9/29 St. Luke's (New Canaan), 10/6 Fieldston (Bronx, NY), 10/13 Hackley (Tarrytown, NY), 10/20 at Rye Country Day (Rye, NY), 11/3 Kingswood-Oxford (West Hartford), 11/10 Hopkins (New Haven), 11/21 St. Paul Catholic (Bristol)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rye Country Day (Rye, NY) (8.6), St. Luke's (New Canaan) (6.8), Fieldston (Bronx, NY) (-6.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Morristown-Beard (Morristown, NJ) (-45.1), Kingswood-Oxford (West Hartford) (-39.2), Hackley (Tarrytown, NY) (-26.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #137
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11574
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%