Avon Old Farms (Avon, CT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Beavers
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Bill Mella
League: Housatonic
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: NEPSAC A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chris Clark 6'6" 250 Senior TE 4.69 [Michigan]
Anthony Giudice 6'3" 260 DE 4.76 [Syracuse]
Tyson Bomberry 6'2" 230 LB 4.58

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Matthew Millea 6'2" 190 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 26.8
2013 National Rank: #2246
2013 State Rank: #18 (in CT)
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 27.3
2014 National Rank: #1936
2014 State Rank: #18 (in CT)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 10.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4754
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.3
Dynasty Record: 51-41-1 (36-28-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 39.8
2013 Points Against Average: 28.9
2013 Differential: +10.9
2013 Wins: #2688 Kent School (Kent) (55-34), #2893 Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH) (28-21), #3413 Loomis Chaffee (Windsor) (35-27), #4511 Salisbury School (Salisbury) (25-23), #6602 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (30-19), #7453 Taft (Watertown) (50-27), #10570 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (59-30), #10756 Berkshire (Sheffield, MA) (37-6)
2013 Losses: #978 Suffield Academy (Suffield) (50-42), #2367 Brunswick (Greenwich) (52-37)
2013 Opponents W-L: 47-36
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/20 Brunswick (Greenwich), 9/27 Cheshire Academy (Cheshire), 10/4 at Kent School (Kent), 10/11 Hotchkiss (Lakeville), 10/18 at Taft (Watertown), 10/25 at Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY), 11/1 at Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH), 11/8 Salisbury School (Salisbury)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Brunswick (Greenwich) (36.4), Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) (25.2), Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH) (22.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (-11.6), Taft (Watertown) (1), Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (8.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9 (15.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3039
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%