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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Thomas Lennon
League: Naugatuck Valley - Copper (moving from Naugatuck Valley - Brass)
Playoff Division: S
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Joey Salemme 5'8" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.95
Julian Falcioni 5'9" 185 Senior FB/DE 4.90
CJ Falcioni 5'11" 220 Junior OL/DL 5.30

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 4.3
2013 National Rank: #6889
2013 State Rank: #63
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 5.5
2014 National Rank: #6314
2014 State Rank: #57
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 9.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5036
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.7
Dynasty Record: 69-48 (32-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 32.8
2013 Points Against Average: 20
2013 Differential: +12.8
2013 Wins: #7518 Derby (49-26), #8924 Wilby (Waterbury) (21-6), #11699 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) (35-14), #12546 Watertown (42-0), #12613 Crosby (Waterbury) (62-26), #13021 Sacred Heart (Waterbury) (45-6)
2013 Losses: #852 Ansonia (21-20), #3674 Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls) (22-19), #4228 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (24-21), #5225 Wolcott (48-41), #7251 Oxford (27-6)
2013 Opponents W-L: 60-69
Recent State Championships: 2007 (SS)
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; NVL Large), 2004 (tied for 1st; NVL Large)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/11 Amity Regional (Woodbridge), 9/19 St. Paul Catholic (Bristol), 10/2 at Ansonia, 10/10 at Wilby (Waterbury), 10/17 Bethel, 10/24 Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury), 10/31 at Derby, 11/7 Torrington, 11/14 Oxford, 11/21 at Watertown, 11/26 at Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ansonia (36.8), Bethel (16.7), Derby (11.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Watertown (-23.6), St. Paul Catholic (Bristol) (-9.4), Torrington (-8.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #67
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6837
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%