| North Branford (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunderbirds Colors: Purple/White Coach: Mark Basil League: Pequot - Uncas (moving from Pequot - Sassacus) Playoff Division: S Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2014 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Shelby Franklin 5'9" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.65 George Poleschuk 6'2" 230 Senior T/DE Matt Chamberlain 5'11" 180 Senior SB/FS 4.87 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Varsity Inexperience, Depth RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 16.4 2014 National Rank: #4196 2014 State Rank: #37 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 8.9 2015 National Rank: #5700 2015 State Rank: #52 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 5.9 Dynasty National Rank: #6266 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3 Dynasty Record: 90-43 [89-44 on the field] (64-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 11-2 2014 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (2nd) 2014 Points For Average: 40.7 2014 Points Against Average: 13.6 2014 Differential: +27.1 2014 Wins: #5186 Northwest Catholic (West Hartford) (10-6), #5336 Morgan (Clinton) (41-40), #6202 Coginchaug Regional (Durham) (27-0), #7687 Avon (47-7), #9225 Hyde Leadership (Hamden) (43-12), #10529 Cromwell (46-8), #11764 Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum) (64-14), #11916 Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted) (62-13), #13215 Nonnewaug (Woodbury) (47-0), #13482 Mills [Lewis] (Burlington) (68-19), #14132 Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook) (54-7) 2014 Losses: #1839 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (31-7), #4424 Capital Prep/Achievement First (Hartford) (20-13) 2014 Opponents W-L: 82-66 Recent League Championships: 2012 (Pequot - Sassacus), 2011 (tied for 1st; Pequot - Sassacus), 2008 (tied for 1st; Pequot - Sassacus) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/18/15 Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum) (28-6) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/11 vs Morgan (Clinton), 9/18 at Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum), 9/27 Mills [Lewis] (Burlington), 10/2 at Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River), 10/10 Nonnewaug (Woodbury), 10/17 Avon, 10/23 Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook), 11/1 at Coginchaug Regional (Durham), 11/8 at Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted), 11/14 at Morgan (Clinton), 11/26 Hyde Leadership/Hill Regional Career Magnet/Whitney RVT (Hamden) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (21.4), Morgan (Clinton) (16.4), Coginchaug Regional (Durham) (8.3) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook) (-39.1), Nonnewaug (Woodbury) (-29.5), Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted) (-27.5) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.9 (-3.1 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.2 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #113 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9912 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3 2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |