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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%