| North Branford (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunderbirds Colors: Purple/White Coach: Mark Basil League: Pequot - South (moving from Pequot - Sassacus) Playoff Division: S Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2012 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Josh Melaccio 5'11" 210 Senior HB/ILB 4.91 John Burke 6'2" 240 Senior T/DE 5.32 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Size Up-Front, Strength, Talented/Young Skill Position Players Team Weaknesses: Depth, Skill Position Inexperience RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 28.3 2012 National Rank: #2001 2012 State Rank: #12 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 16.4 2013 National Rank: #3826 2013 State Rank: #28 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 4.9 Dynasty National Rank: #6642 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.9 Dynasty Record: 41-15 [40-16 on the field] (33-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 12-1 2012 League Record/Finish: 10-0 (1st) 2012 Points For Average: 46.9 2012 Points Against Average: 17.2 2012 Differential: +29.7 2012 Wins: #4002 Hyde Leadership (Hamden) (32-28), #4322 Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls) (62-27), #5320 Trinity Catholic (Stamford) (49-28), #6446 Cromwell (42-7), #6846 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (41-16), #9702 Morgan (Clinton) (46-7), #9941 Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook) (70-39), #10592 Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum) (51-6), #11476 Coginchaug Regional (Durham) (41-0), #13224 Nonnewaug (Woodbury) (56-7), #13464 East Hampton/Vinal RVT (East Hampton) (45-0), #14295 Mills [Lewis] (Burlington) (49-0) 2012 Losses: #518 Ansonia (59-26) 2012 Opponents W-L: 76-63 Recent League Championships: 2012 (Pequot - Sassacus), 2011 (tied for 1st; Pequot - Sassacus), 2008 (tied for 1st; Pequot - Sassacus) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/12 Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum), 9/21 at Ellington/Somers (Ellington), 9/27 Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted), 10/5 at Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook), 10/12 at Avon, 10/18 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River), 11/1 Morgan (Clinton), 11/8 at Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton (Coventry), 11/15 Coginchaug Regional (Durham), 11/22 Cromwell, 11/27 at Hyde Leadership (Hamden) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (18.2), Hyde Leadership (Hamden) (10.4), Avon (7) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Coginchaug Regional (Durham) (-15.9), Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook) (-15.8), Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton (Coventry) (-9.6) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.4 (2.1 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +18.4 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8557 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 28% |