Newtown (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Nighthawks Colors: Dark Blue/Gold Coach: Steve George League: Southwest Playoff Division: LL Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2013 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Julian Dunn 6'3" 210 WR 4.80 Tim Krapf 6'1" 240 LB 4.70 Jaret DeVellis 5'8" 190 RB/LB 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 29.7 2013 National Rank: #1840 2013 State Rank: #16 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2014 Starting Power Rating: 31.6 2014 National Rank: #1368 2014 State Rank: #13 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18 Dynasty National Rank: #2724 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.2 Dynasty Record: 88-29-3 (68-17-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 12-1 2013 League Record/Finish: 10-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 36.3 2013 Points Against Average: 13.3 2013 Differential: +23 2013 Wins: #3113 Brookfield (28-7), #3113 Brookfield (35-7), #3123 Barlow [Joel] (Redding) (49-36), #3370 Bethel (22-14), #5225 Wolcott (56-14), #6083 New Fairfield (41-20), #6224 Masuk (Monroe) (42-7), #7108 Pomperaug (Southbury) (26-7), #9674 New Milford (56-13), #10453 Weston (47-13), #10988 Stratford (35-0), #13276 Immaculate (Danbury) (2-0) 2013 Losses: #1686 Ridgefield (35-33) 2013 Opponents W-L: 87-69 Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2008 (tied for 1st; Southwest - Colonial) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/12 at New Milford, 9/19 at Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford), 9/26 Pomperaug (Southbury), 10/2 Barlow [Joel] (Redding), 10/10 at Bethel, 10/17 Ansonia, 10/24 Brookfield, 11/1 at Weston, 11/7 at Stratford, 11/14 New Fairfield, 11/26 Masuk (Monroe) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ansonia (36.8), Brookfield (23.1), Barlow [Joel] (Redding) (17.5) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Stratford (-16.9), Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford) (-13.9), Weston (-10.9) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2 (8.5 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5700 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 33% |