Xavier (Middletown, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Black/White Coach: Sean Marinan League: Southern Connecticut Division I - West Playoff Division: LL Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2011 JV Record: 8-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tim Boyle 6'4" 220 Senior QB 4.90 [Boston College] Max Tylki 6'0" 210 Senior TE/OLB 4.80 DeAngelo Berry 5'9" 190 Senior RB 4.57 D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Jovon Santos-Knox 6'2" 220 Senior LB Ryan Murphy 6'3" 215 Senior TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Passing Game, OL Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 53.8 2011 National Rank: #146 2011 State Rank: #1 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2012 Starting Power Rating: 48.2 2012 National Rank: #238 2012 State Rank: #1 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 29.7 Dynasty National Rank: #757 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21 Dynasty Record: 76-24-1 (27-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 13-0 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 42.6 2011 Points Against Average: 7.9 2011 Differential: +34.7 2011 Wins: #1072 Staples (Westport) (42-7), #1526 Notre Dame (West Haven) (36-7), #2125 West Haven (47-22), #2198 Norwalk (55-14), #2867 Shelton (27-0), #2896 Cheshire (42-20), #3393 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (35-7), #4575 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (35-0), #4699 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (49-7), #4770 Glastonbury (34-6), #6525 Middletown (48-6), #7447 Hamden (56-7), #8889 Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford) (48-0) 2011 Losses: none 2011 Opponents W-L: 82-53 Recent State Championships: 2011, 2010, 2005 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2005 (SCC Division I West), 2004 (SCC Division I West) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 26 Streak List: 9/17/10 Notre Dame (West Haven) (22-15), 9/24/10 Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford) (37-0), 10/1/10 Cheshire (9-6), 10/8/10 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (41-7), 10/15/10 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (34-0), 10/22/10 Shelton (14-7), 10/29/10 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (9-6), 11/5/10 Hamden (46-0), 11/12/10 West Haven (42-28), 11/25/10 Middletown (27-14), 11/30/10 West Haven (28-7), 12/4/10 Glastonbury (24-13), 12/10/10 Trumbull (24-13), 9/16/11 Notre Dame (West Haven) (36-7), 9/24/11 Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford) (48-0), 9/30/11 Cheshire (42-20), 10/6/11 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (49-7), 10/14/11 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (35-0), 10/21/11 Shelton (27-0), 10/28/11 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (35-7), 11/5/11 Hamden (56-7), 11/11/11 West Haven (47-22), 11/24/11 Middletown (48-6), 11/29/11 Glastonbury (34-6), 12/3/11 Norwalk (55-14), 12/10/11 Staples (Westport) (42-7) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/14 at Notre Dame (West Haven), 9/21 North Haven, 9/28 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 10/5 at Hamden, 10/12 Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 10/19 at Amity Regional (Woodbridge), 10/26 at Hillhouse [James] (New Haven), 11/2 at Shelton, 11/9 West Haven, 11/22 Middletown Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (39), West Haven (28.3), Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (21.6) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hamden (3.9), Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (9.9), Middletown (10.2) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2 (19.8 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2147 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 81% |