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GENERAL
Nickname: Hilltoppers
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Brian Gordon
League: Fairfield County
Playoff Division: LL
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mykel Morris 5'11" 185 Senior QB/DB 4.65
Dequan Crawford 5'10" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.68
Marcal Lloyd 5'8" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.68

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning All-League QB
Team Weaknesses: New WRs, Depth At LB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -11.6
2013 National Rank: #10586
2013 State Rank: #112
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.9
2014 Starting Power Rating: -11.1
2014 National Rank: #10452
2014 State Rank: #108
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 8.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5369
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.6
Dynasty Record: 62-53 [61-54 on the field] (58-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 1-10
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-9 (18th)
2013 Points For Average: 19.1
2013 Points Against Average: 36.6
2013 Differential: -17.5
2013 Wins: #9375 Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport) (28-20)
2013 Losses: #1214 North Haven (42-8), #1783 Greenwich (61-24), #2731 Staples (Westport) (42-26), #3028 Trumbull (43-18), #3571 McMahon [Brien] (Norwalk) (20-12), #6758 Westhill (Stamford) (38-14), #7490 Ludlowe (Fairfield) (46-20), #7564 Danbury (13-6), #8052 Norwalk (44-42), #10139 Bassick (Bridgeport) (34-12)
2013 Opponents W-L: 68-55
Recent League Championships: 2004 (FCIAC West)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/28/13 Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport) (28-20)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/11 at North Haven, 9/19 at McMahon [Brien] (Norwalk), 9/27 Ludlowe (Fairfield), 10/2 Danbury, 10/10 Bassick (Bridgeport), 10/18 at Westhill (Stamford), 10/24 Norwalk, 10/31 at Greenwich, 11/7 at Staples (Westport), 11/14 Trumbull, 11/27 at Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Greenwich (29), North Haven (23.5), Trumbull (22)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bassick (Bridgeport) (-19.1), Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport) (-6.1), Ludlowe (Fairfield) (-4.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5270
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-9
2014 Projected League Finish: 18th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%