Avon Old Farms (Avon, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Beavers Colors: Red/Blue Coach: Bill Mella League: Housatonic (moving from Erickson) State (Plays In): Prep Schools Playoff Division: NEPSAC A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Connor Kelly 6'0" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.60 Chris Clark 6'5" 235 Junior TE/WR 4.60 Mickoy Nichol 5'10" Senior DB/RB 4.70 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION John Van Allen 6'3" 190 Senior ATH STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, Depth On Lines Team Weaknesses: ILB RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: -0.9 2012 National Rank: #8264 2012 State Rank: #82 (in CT) General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2 2013 Starting Power Rating: 0 2013 National Rank: #7744 2013 State Rank: #74 (in CT) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 3.3 Dynasty National Rank: #7115 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.1 Dynasty Record: 16-25 (12-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 1-7 2012 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 6th) 2012 Points For Average: 25.4 2012 Points Against Average: 28.6 2012 Differential: -3.2 2012 Wins: #9313 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (42-20) 2012 Losses: #2006 Salisbury School (Salisbury) (35-28), #3719 Kent School (Kent) (27-20), #4200 Loomis Chaffee (Windsor) (36-23), #4333 Taft (Watertown) (39-34), #4609 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (14-8), #7169 Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA) (16-13), #8235 Brunswick (Greenwich) (42-35) 2012 Opponents W-L: 38-26 Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/14 at Loomis Chaffee (Windsor), 9/21 at Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY), 9/28 Berkshire (Sheffield, MA), 10/5 Kent School (Kent), 10/12 at Hotchkiss (Lakeville), 10/19 Taft (Watertown), 10/26 vs Brunswick (Greenwich), 11/2 Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH), 11/9 at Salisbury School (Salisbury) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH) (26.4), Salisbury School (Salisbury) (26.4), Kent School (Kent) (18.1) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Berkshire (Sheffield, MA) (-20.7), Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (-5.5), Brunswick (Greenwich) (-2.9) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5377 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2013 Projected League Finish: 5th 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |