| Newtown (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Nighthawks Colors: Dark Blue/Gold Coach: Steve George League: Southwest Playoff Division: LL Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 10-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Dan Hebert 5'9" 165 WR/S 4.70 Chris Devaney 6'3" 200 CB/WR 4.70 Pat Thornberg 6'1" 220 G/DE 4.90 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 22.2 2011 National Rank: #2861 2011 State Rank: #20 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2012 Starting Power Rating: 18.2 2012 National Rank: #3312 2012 State Rank: #21 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 16.2 Dynasty National Rank: #3066 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.5 Dynasty Record: 66-27-3 (48-17-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 9-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 8-2 (tied for 2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 35.1 2011 Points Against Average: 20.3 2011 Differential: +14.8 2011 Wins: #3492 Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford) (54-48), #4438 Hall [William] (West Hartford) (36-22), #5377 Weston (41-7), #5768 Bethel (33-7), #6901 Brookfield (41-0), #8117 New Milford (37-14), #8891 Barlow [Joel] (Redding) (33-13), #11607 Stratford (69-26), #13013 Immaculate (Danbury) (41-0) 2011 Losses: #1072 Staples (Westport) (44-20), #1228 Masuk (Monroe) (46-7), #3607 Pomperaug (Southbury) (16-9) 2011 Opponents W-L: 76-50 Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Southwest - Colonial) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/14 at New Milford, 9/21 Pomperaug (Southbury), 9/28 at Stratford, 10/5 Brookfield, 10/13 at Oxford, 10/19 Notre Dame Catholic (Fairfield), 10/26 at Bethel, 11/3 at Immaculate (Danbury), 11/9 Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford), 11/21 Masuk (Monroe) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Masuk (Monroe) (31.2), Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford) (21.7), Pomperaug (Southbury) (16.7) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Immaculate (Danbury) (-26.2), Notre Dame Catholic (Fairfield) (-21.4), Stratford (-15.1) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4 (11 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #78 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7286 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4% |