Darien (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Wave Colors: Blue/White Coach: Rob Trifone League: Fairfield County Playoff Division: L Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2013 JV Record: 10-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Griffin Ross 5'11" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.74 George Reed 6'0" 225 Senior DE/TE 5.25 Will Hamernick 5'11.5" 175 Senior DB/HB 4.79 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: WR, DL Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 39.9 2013 National Rank: #782 2013 State Rank: #5 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.9 2014 Starting Power Rating: 35.5 2014 National Rank: #993 2014 State Rank: #8 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18.5 Dynasty National Rank: #2610 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.9 Dynasty Record: 78-42-1 (69-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 12-2 2013 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 33.3 2013 Points Against Average: 22 2013 Differential: +11.3 2013 Wins: #175 New Canaan (28-24), #1214 North Haven (36-27), #1472 Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (31-29), #1686 Ridgefield (19-14), #1783 Greenwich (42-21), #1924 Middletown (13-7), #5010 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (46-26), #5254 Warde (Fairfield) (31-6), #5367 Wilton (40-14), #9375 Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport) (47-23), #10139 Bassick (Bridgeport) (51-16), #10893 Trinity Catholic (Stamford) (56-29) 2013 Losses: #175 New Canaan (44-12), #451 St. Joseph (Trumbull) (28-14) 2013 Opponents W-L: 108-66 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/12 at Hillhouse [James] (New Haven), 9/19 at Greenwich, 9/27 Bassick (Bridgeport), 10/2 St. Joseph (Trumbull), 10/11 Warde (Fairfield), 10/18 at Trinity Catholic (Stamford), 10/24 at Ridgefield, 10/31 at Wilton, 11/8 Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport), 11/15 North Haven, 11/27 New Canaan Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: New Canaan (52.5), St. Joseph (Trumbull) (44.6), Ridgefield (37.7) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bassick (Bridgeport) (-19.1), Trinity Catholic (Stamford) (-6.6), Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport) (-6.1) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (26.1 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2530 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 4th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |