Taft (Watertown, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Big Red Colors: Red/Blue Coach: Tyler Whitley League: Housatonic State (Plays In): Prep Schools Playoff Division: NEPSAC A Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2013 JV Record: 2-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Quentin Harris 6'1" 185 Senior QB 4.55 [Duke] Nadir Pearson 6'1.5" 170 Senior WR/CB 4.65 Rivers Cahee 6'0" 195 Senior RB/SS 4.45 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Alex Huard 5'11" 170 Senior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Athleticism, Team Speed, Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Experience, Size RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 1.9 2013 National Rank: #7453 2013 State Rank: #70 (in CT) General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.6 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1 2014 Starting Power Rating: 0 2014 National Rank: #7643 2014 State Rank: #75 (in CT) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 2.5 Dynasty National Rank: #7383 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.5 Dynasty Record: 31-56 (22-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 3-5 2013 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th) 2013 Points For Average: 29.1 2013 Points Against Average: 35.6 2013 Differential: -6.5 2013 Wins: #6262 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (29-19), #10570 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (20-6), #10756 Berkshire (Sheffield, MA) (34-12) 2013 Losses: #2246 Avon Old Farms (Avon) (50-27), #2367 Brunswick (Greenwich) (55-48), #2688 Kent School (Kent) (42-14), #4511 Salisbury School (Salisbury) (40-14), #6602 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (61-47) 2013 Opponents W-L: 35-33 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Erickson) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2 Streak List: 11/2/13 Berkshire (Sheffield, MA) (34-12), 11/9/13 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (20-6) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/13 Lawrence Academy (Groton, MA), 9/20 at Kent School (Kent), 9/27 vs Brunswick (Greenwich), 10/4 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY), 10/11 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford), 10/18 Avon Old Farms (Avon), 10/25 at Salisbury School (Salisbury), 11/9 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Brunswick (Greenwich) (36.4), Avon Old Farms (Avon) (28.6), Kent School (Kent) (22.6) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (-11.6), Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (6.5), Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (8.5) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6 2014 Projected League Finish: 6th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |