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GENERAL
Nickname: Hilltoppers
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Tom Parr
League: Fairchester
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: NEPSAC C
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 1-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jim Martino 6'1" 220 Junior LB/FB 4.65
Spencer Lowlicht 6'3" 220 Senior OL/DL 4.80
Max Pantalena 5'11" 210 Senior OL/DL 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth On DL, LB
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -8.2
2011 National Rank: #9995
2011 State Rank: #101 (in CT)
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -9.7
2012 National Rank: #10279
2012 State Rank: #102 (in CT)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 5.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6346
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.1
Dynasty Record: 60-18 (42-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 22.6
2011 Points Against Average: 22
2011 Differential: +0.6
2011 Wins: #11278 King Low Heywood Thomas (Stamford) (30-7), #11948 Hamden Hall Country Day (Hamden) (21-14), #12568 Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, NY) (38-13), #14167 Kingswood-Oxford (West Hartford) (41-14)
2011 Losses: #4552 Rye Country Day (Rye, NY) (35-14), #6876 St. Luke's (New Canaan) (26-0), #10092 Brunswick (Greenwich) (45-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 28-30
Recent League Championships: 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/12/11 Hamden Hall Country Day (Hamden) (21-14)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/22 St. Luke's (New Canaan), 9/29 at King Low Heywood Thomas (Stamford), 10/7 Rye Country Day (Rye, NY), 10/20 Kingswood-Oxford (West Hartford), 10/27 at Hackley (Tarrytown, NY), 11/3 vs Brunswick (Greenwich), 11/10 at Hamden Hall Country Day (Hamden)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rye Country Day (Rye, NY) (8.6), St. Luke's (New Canaan) (6.8), King Low Heywood Thomas (Stamford) (-8.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kingswood-Oxford (West Hartford) (-39.2), Hackley (Tarrytown, NY) (-26.3), Hamden Hall Country Day (Hamden) (-11.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #115
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10762
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%