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: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Joe Carbone 6'3" 215 Senior QB 4.65
Andrew Meoli 6'0" 180 Senior RB 4.69
Nate Gonzalez 5'11" 180 Senior WR/FS 4.90

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Tim Boyle 6'4" 215 Senior QB [Connecticut]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Varsity Experience

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 49.9
2012 National Rank: #269
2012 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 37.1
2013 National Rank: #820
2013 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 36.8
Dynasty National Rank: #581
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 54-7 (18-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 12-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 44.2
2012 Points Against Average: 16.7
2012 Differential: +27.5
2012 Wins: #898 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (48-14), #1007 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (50-49), #1514 North Haven (49-12), #1659 Glastonbury (30-13), #1915 West Haven (42-7), #2190 Greenwich (55-14), #3116 Shelton (59-17), #3120 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (35-14), #3164 Middletown (41-14), #3981 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (52-17), #5631 Notre Dame (West Haven) (44-0), #9284 Hamden (49-6)
2012 Losses: #205 Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (40-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 99-44
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2005
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2005 (SCC Division I West), 2004 (SCC Division I West)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 8
Streak List: 10/18/12 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (52-17), 10/26/12 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (50-49), 11/3/12 Shelton (59-17), 11/12/12 West Haven (42-7), 11/22/12 Middletown (41-14), 11/28/12 Greenwich (55-14), 12/2/12 Glastonbury (30-13), 12/7/12 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (48-14)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/11 Staples (Westport), 9/20 at North Haven, 9/27 at Hamden, 10/4 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven), 10/11 Amity Regional (Woodbridge), 10/18 at West Haven, 10/25 Notre Dame (West Haven), 11/1 at Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 11/8 Shelton, 11/15 at Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (50.5), Staples (Westport) (41.2), Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (32.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hamden (-5.3), Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (11.2), Notre Dame (West Haven) (13.2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2 (27.2 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1222
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%