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% |