Hyde Leadership (Hamden, CT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Howling Wolves
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Melvin Wells
League: Pequot - Sassacus (moving from Pequot - South)
Playoff Division: S
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dwayne Hunter-Parker 5'10" 175 QB 4.50
Ronnie Freeman 6'0" 185 RB 4.50
Quinton Thompson 6'0" 255 G 5.10

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Talent At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -13.8
2013 National Rank: #11015
2013 State Rank: #121
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: -6.3
2014 National Rank: #9401
2014 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 12.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4115
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.9
Dynasty Record: 96-28 (63-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 14.8
2013 Points Against Average: 18.2
2013 Differential: -3.4
2013 Wins: #10001 Canton (20-13), #11662 Granby Memorial (Granby) (6-0), #11724 Lyman Hall (Wallingford) (19-14), #11842 Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook) (20-0), #13911 Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum) (23-0)
2013 Losses: #3803 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (34-0), #7045 Morgan (Clinton) (48-14), #7798 Coginchaug Regional (Durham) (21-20), #8524 North Branford (36-14), #11487 Enfield (13-9), #11867 Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton (Coventry) (21-18)
2013 Opponents W-L: 67-58
Recent State Championships: 2009, 2005, 2004
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st), 2005 (Pequot Sassacus), 2004 (Pequot Sassacus)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/13 Mills [Lewis] (Burlington), 9/20 Coginchaug Regional (Durham), 9/27 Morgan (Clinton), 10/3 at Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum), 10/11 at Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook), 10/17 at Ellington/Somers (Ellington), 10/25 Cromwell, 11/1 Nonnewaug (Woodbury), 11/8 Lyman Hall (Wallingford), 11/14 at Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River), 11/26 at North Branford
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (18), North Branford (5.1), Coginchaug Regional (Durham) (0.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mills [Lewis] (Burlington) (-29.1), Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum) (-27.9), Nonnewaug (Woodbury) (-27.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #122
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10772
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%