GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Joe Linta
League: Fairchester
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: NEPSAC C
Playoff Division Rank: #9
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Brandon Ginnetti 6'2" 240 DE/TE 4.80 [Syracuse]
Jason Criscio 6'1" 250 FB/DE 4.90
Matt Murchison 6'4" 290 T/DT
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
TJ Linta 6'3" 235 Senior QB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL
Team Weaknesses: Replacing QB
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -0.7
2013 National Rank: #8121
2013 State Rank: #83 (in CT)
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -3.3
2014 National Rank: #8716
2014 State Rank: #86 (in CT)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -10.6
Dynasty National Rank: #11388
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 46-46 (30-36 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 41
2013 Points Against Average: 32.9
2013 Differential: +8.1
2013 Wins: #7996 Kingswood-Oxford (West Hartford) (41-20), #11074 Morristown-Beard (Morristown, NJ) (49-42), #11308 Hopkins (New Haven) (42-23), #11655 St. Luke's (New Canaan) (54-12), #12115 King Low Heywood Thomas (Stamford) (36-31), #13922 O'Brien RVT [Emmett] (Ansonia) (55-20), #13966 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (52-20)
2013 Losses: #2676 Governor's Academy (Byfield, MA) (67-19), #7322 Pingree (South Hamilton, MA) (53-48), #9226 Rye Country Day (Rye, NY) (41-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 42-46
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/20/13 O'Brien RVT [Emmett] (Ansonia) (55-20)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Prince RVT [A. I.] (Hartford), 9/12 O'Brien RVT [Emmett] (Ansonia), 9/19 Kingswood-Oxford (West Hartford), 9/27 at St. Luke's (New Canaan), 10/5 at Pingree (South Hamilton, MA), 10/11 Paramus (NJ), 10/18 at King (Stamford), 10/25 Rye Country Day (Rye, NY), 11/1 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury), 11/8 Hopkins (New Haven), 11/14 Platt RVT (Milford)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Paramus (NJ) (33.6), Kingswood-Oxford (West Hartford) (4), Pingree (South Hamilton, MA) (3.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: O'Brien RVT [Emmett] (Ansonia) (-41.2), Platt RVT (Milford) (-36.9), King (Stamford) (-23.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.1 (-8.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #134
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11207
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%