| North Branford (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunderbirds Colors: Purple/White Coach: Mark Basil League: Pequot - Sassacus (moving from Pequot - South) Playoff Division: S Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2013 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Mike Kaiser 6'0" 250 Senior DE/G Eddie Miller 5'10" 175 Senior QB 4.80 Austin Calamita 6'0" 180 Senior SE/FS 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Strength/Conditioning, Physical Size RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -2.4 2013 National Rank: #8524 2013 State Rank: #90 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 3.8 2014 National Rank: #6749 2014 State Rank: #61 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 5 Dynasty National Rank: #6536 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1 Dynasty Record: 79-41 [78-42 on the field] (56-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 7-4 2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2013 Points For Average: 30.4 2013 Points Against Average: 24.4 2013 Differential: +6 2013 Wins: #8242 Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted) (42-25), #9562 Ellington/Somers (Ellington) (14-6), #11015 Hyde Leadership (Hamden) (36-14), #11583 Cromwell (24-6), #11842 Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook) (29-22), #11867 Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton (Coventry) (58-35), #13911 Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum) (39-0) 2013 Losses: #3803 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (38-13), #7045 Morgan (Clinton) (33-21), #7798 Coginchaug Regional (Durham) (48-20), #8342 Avon (41-38) 2013 Opponents W-L: 72-54 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2 Streak List: 11/22/13 Cromwell (24-6), 11/27/13 Hyde Leadership (Hamden) (36-14) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/12 Cromwell, 9/19 at Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum), 9/27 Mills [Lewis] (Burlington), 10/2 at Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River), 10/10 Nonnewaug (Woodbury), 10/17 Avon, 10/23 Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook), 11/1 at Coginchaug Regional (Durham), 11/8 at Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted), 11/14 at Morgan (Clinton), 11/26 Hyde Leadership (Hamden) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (18), Coginchaug Regional (Durham) (0.4), Avon (-1.6) 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: -8.4 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #122 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10772 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |