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GENERAL
Nickname: Whalers
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Bob Brackett
League: Eastern Connecticut - Large
Playoff Division: M
Playoff Division Rank: #14

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Brian Cespedes 6'7" 260 Senior OL

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 6.3
2014 National Rank: #6358
2014 State Rank: #62
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.8
2015 Starting Power Rating: -3.6
2015 National Rank: #8696
2015 State Rank: #96
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 17.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2934
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.9
Dynasty Record: 100-36 (36-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 29.5
2014 Points Against Average: 20.8
2014 Differential: +8.7
2014 Wins: #4424 Capital Prep/Achievement First (Hartford) (10-0), #8502 Griswold (43-7), #8570 Stonington (38-14), #9770 East Lyme (34-17), #11494 Killingly (16-7), #12874 Fitch (Groton) (48-7), #13241 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (51-6)
2014 Losses: #2123 Brookfield (46-14), #2377 Ledyard (41-14), #3420 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (63-40), #7572 Plainfield (Central Village) (21-17)
2014 Opponents W-L: 72-55
Recent State Championships: 2008 (SS)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2008 (Eastern Connecticut - Medium), 2007 (Eastern Connecticut - Medium), 2005 (ECC Lower Medium), 2004 (tied for 1st; ECC Lower Medium)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/11 vs East Lyme, 9/19 vs Bacon Academy (Colchester), 9/26 at Plainfield (Central Village), 10/3 at Stonington, 10/11 at Woodstock Academy (Woodstock), 10/17 at East Lyme, 10/24 Fitch (Groton), 11/7 at Ledyard, 11/14 Killingly, 11/27 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (29.4), Ledyard (24.8), Bacon Academy (Colchester) (3.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (-37.6), Fitch (Groton) (-26.6), East Lyme (-9.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6 (3.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9013
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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