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GENERAL
Nickname: Green Knights
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Tom Marcucci
League: Southern Connecticut Division I - East
Playoff Division: L
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Cameran Tucker 5'10" 190 Junior RB
Zack Averna 5'11" 220 Senior C
Matt Schumaker 5'11" 185 Senior LB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Amhir Bess 5'9" 165 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 31.5
2011 National Rank: #1526
2011 State Rank: #8
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -13.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 15.3
2012 National Rank: #3924
2012 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 23.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1606
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.9
Dynasty Record: 58-36 (20-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 27.9
2011 Points Against Average: 14.8
2011 Differential: +13.1
2011 Wins: #2125 West Haven (28-15), #2571 North Haven (27-12), #2867 Shelton (28-0), #2896 Cheshire (28-7), #4575 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (56-22), #7447 Hamden (42-14), #7877 Branford (43-13), #8653 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (27-6)
2011 Losses: #146 Xavier (Middletown) (36-7), #442 Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (24-14), #1962 Windsor (14-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 77-42
Recent State Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/14 Xavier (Middletown), 9/21 at Lyman Hall (Wallingford), 9/28 West Haven, 10/5 at Cheshire, 10/12 Shelton, 10/19 at Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford), 10/26 at Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven), 11/2 Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 11/9 at Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 11/22 at Hamden
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Xavier (Middletown) (50.7), Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (39), West Haven (28.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford) (-12.5), Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (-3.5), Lyman Hall (Wallingford) (1.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.9 (22 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2698
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%