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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Wave
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Rob Trifone
League: Fairfield County
Playoff Division: LL
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mark Evanchick 6'0" 235 DE 4.9
Timmy Graham 6'4" 180 QB 4.9
Shelby Grant 5'1" 180 RB 4.55

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Many Skill Position Players, Entire Secondary Is Back
Team Weaknesses: 3 New Starters On Lines

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 45.3
2014 National Rank: #511
2014 State Rank: #4
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.2
2015 Starting Power Rating: 51.8
2015 National Rank: #242
2015 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 20.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2181
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 31.1
Dynasty Record: 90-43-1 (77-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 36.9
2014 Points Against Average: 13.3
2014 Differential: +23.6
2014 Wins: #411 New Canaan (28-21), #827 St. Joseph (Trumbull) (21-17), #2178 Greenwich (33-26), #2471 North Haven (31-0), #2931 Trinity Catholic (Stamford) (42-0), #4348 Warde (Fairfield) (42-14), #4872 Naugatuck (42-12), #6287 Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport) (42-14), #6950 Ridgefield (50-23), #7431 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (47-25), #7808 Wilton (41-0), #12552 Bassick (Bridgeport) (41-0)
2014 Losses: #411 New Canaan (21-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 85-64
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Stamford (47-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/18 vs Stamford, 9/27 Bassick (Bridgeport), 10/2 St. Joseph (Trumbull), 10/11 Warde (Fairfield), 10/18 at Trinity Catholic (Stamford), 10/24 at Ridgefield, 10/31 at Wilton, 11/8 Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport), 11/15 North Haven, 11/27 New Canaan
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: New Canaan (44.1), St. Joseph (Trumbull) (43.3), North Haven (29.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Bassick (Bridgeport) (-16.9), Wilton (0.3), Ridgefield (2.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.3 (21.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2910
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 68%