Ledyard (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Colonels Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Jim Buonocore League: Eastern Connecticut - Medium Playoff Division: M Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2012 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jordan Kowalski 6'0" 185 Senior WR/DB Ky Childs 6'2" 180 Senior WR/DB Joe Carter 5'11" 175 Senior RB/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Veteran Skill Position Players, Talent At QB, Young Players Should Fill In Some Gaps Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 17.6 2012 National Rank: #3841 2012 State Rank: #29 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 12.7 2013 National Rank: #4659 2013 State Rank: #41 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 15.4 Dynasty National Rank: #3813 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3 Dynasty Record: 42-14 (17-5 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 7-3 2012 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st) 2012 Points For Average: 26.8 2012 Points Against Average: 15.4 2012 Differential: +11.4 2012 Wins: #3368 Montville (Oakdale) (26-21), #3810 Fitch (Groton) (28-27), #7687 Griswold (21-7), #8534 Waterford (35-0), #9888 Killingly (35-18), #10139 East Lyme (48-7), #11275 Bacon Academy (Colchester) (47-7) 2012 Losses: #898 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (39-14), #3135 New London (7-0), #5766 Windham (Willimantic) (21-14) 2012 Opponents W-L: 59-47 Recent State Championships: 2007 Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2007 (Eastern Connecticut - Large), 2003 (ECC Large) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/22/12 Fitch (Groton) (28-27) SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/12 RHAM (Hebron), 9/21 at Bacon Academy (Colchester), 9/27 Killingly, 10/4 at New London, 10/12 at Norwich Free Academy (Norwich), 10/18 at Plainfield (Central Village), 10/25 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock), 11/1 Montville (Oakdale), 11/8 at Stonington, 11/21 at Waterford, 11/28 Fitch (Groton) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (35.9), Montville (Oakdale) (18.5), Fitch (Groton) (17.7) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (-32), RHAM (Hebron) (-15.9), Bacon Academy (Colchester) (-14.8) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.2 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.6 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7549 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |