| Holy Cross (Waterbury, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Mike Giampetruzzi League: Naugatuck Valley - Brass Playoff Division: S Playoff Division Rank: #22 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2014 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tyler Rudolph 6'0" 180 Sophomore QB/DB 4.6 Evan Lovell 6'5" 290 Junior OL/DL Aaron Velazquez 5'10" 190 Senior OL/LB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Athletic At Skill Positions, Experienced DL, Good Amount Of Returning Starters That Provide Leadership Team Weaknesses: Young Defense, Some Skill Position Player Inexperience RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -3 2014 National Rank: #8676 2014 State Rank: #98 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: -7.5 2015 National Rank: #9565 2015 State Rank: #107 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 12.6 Dynasty National Rank: #4132 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.1 Dynasty Record: 95-40 (49-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 7-4 2014 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2014 Points For Average: 27.4 2014 Points Against Average: 19.2 2014 Differential: +8.2 2014 Wins: #9403 Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls) (14-7), #10966 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) (34-13), #12195 Crosby (Waterbury) (41-32), #12648 Oxford (28-6), #13124 Watertown (41-0), #13793 Wilby (Waterbury) (34-6), #14317 Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury) (47-6) 2014 Losses: #2589 Ansonia (42-6), #4872 Naugatuck (42-7), #5902 Wolcott (28-21), #6826 Pomperaug (Southbury) (29-28) 2014 Opponents W-L: 51-74 Recent State Championships: 2011, 2006 (SS) Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st; Naugatuck Valley - Copper), 2011 (Naugatuck Valley - Copper), 2009 (tied for 1st; Naugatuck Valley - Copper), 2006 (Naugatuck Valley - Large), 2005 (tied for 1st; NVL Large), 2004 (tied for 1st; NVL Large) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/11 vs Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury), 9/17 vs Naugatuck, 9/26 at Naugatuck, 10/3 Oxford, 10/9 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury), 10/17 Pomperaug (Southbury), 10/24 at Ansonia, 10/31 at Watertown, 11/6 Crosby (Waterbury), 11/14 at Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls), 11/27 Wolcott Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Ansonia (18.6), Naugatuck (10.7), Pomperaug (Southbury) (3.4) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury) (-44.8), Oxford (-30.4), Watertown (-19.4) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.2 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.4 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #125 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10502 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2015 Projected League Finish: 1st 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |