Mill River (North Clarendon, VT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Minutemen
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Tucker Peterson
League: Division III
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2013 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Pitts 6'3" 315 Senior C/DT 5.24
Chris Patch 6'0" 175 Senior RB/SS 5.20
Lincoln Pritchard 6'1" 165 Senior WR/CB 5.24

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, WRs
Team Weaknesses: Little Varsity Experience, Young LBs, New Backfield

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 12.3
2013 National Rank: #5011
2013 State Rank: #9
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 2.2
2014 National Rank: #7107
2014 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -10.6
Dynasty National Rank: #11388
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.4
Dynasty Record: 56-48 (50-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 42.4
2013 Points Against Average: 17.5
2013 Differential: +24.9
2013 Wins: #7221 Otter Valley (Brandon) (33-12), #8333 Burr & Burton (Manchester) (35-34), #9972 Bellows Free Academy (Fairfax) (40-6), #10100 Mt. Abraham/Vergennes (Bristol) (44-24), #11756 Windsor (56-6), #11756 Windsor (48-21), #12573 Poultney (49-8), #13891 Mt. St. Joseph Academy (Rutland) (59-8), #14468 Springfield (55-12)
2013 Losses: #2658 Woodstock (42-28), #2658 Woodstock (20-19)
2013 Opponents W-L: 54-49
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/30/14 Windsor (27-20)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 Windsor, 9/6 at Poultney, 9/13 at Otter Valley (Brandon), 9/20 Springfield, 9/26 at Woodstock, 10/3 Burr & Burton (Manchester), 10/11 at Mt. Abraham/Vergennes (Bristol), 10/18 Mt. St. Joseph Academy (Rutland)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Woodstock (24), Otter Valley (Brandon) (2.9), Burr & Burton (Manchester) (1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Springfield (-49.4), Mt. St. Joseph Academy (Rutland) (-36.6), Poultney (-23.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.8 (-8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11549
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%