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GENERAL
Nickname: Big Red
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Tyler Whitley
League: Housatonic (moving from Erickson)
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: NEPSAC A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 2-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Huard 5'10.5" 170 Senior WR/CB 4.40
Quentin Harris 6'1" 180 Junior QB 4.65
Chuddy Nwachukwu 6'6" 315 Senior T/NG 5.40

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Skill Positions, Interior DL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Developing Chemistry With Many New Players

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 15.3
2012 National Rank: #4333
2012 State Rank: #39 (in CT)
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 10.7
2013 National Rank: #5132
2013 State Rank: #47 (in CT)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 11.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4728
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 24-16 (18-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 6-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 36.8
2012 Points Against Average: 29
2012 Differential: +7.8
2012 Wins: #3719 Kent School (Kent) (41-36), #7169 Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA) (27-26), #8235 Brunswick (Greenwich) (62-35), #8264 Avon Old Farms (Avon) (39-34), #9313 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (45-26), #12226 Berkshire (Sheffield, MA) (47-6)
2012 Losses: #2575 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (29-19), #4609 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (40-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 27-37
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Erickson)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/27/12 Kent School (Kent) (41-36), 11/3/12 Berkshire (Sheffield, MA) (47-6), 11/10/12 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (45-26)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/21 Salisbury School (Salisbury), 9/28 Brunswick (Greenwich), 10/5 at Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY), 10/12 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford), 10/19 at Avon Old Farms (Avon), 10/26 Kent School (Kent), 11/2 at Berkshire (Sheffield, MA), 11/9 at Hotchkiss (Lakeville)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Salisbury School (Salisbury) (26.4), Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (25.4), 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: 3.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5894
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%