Rye Country Day (Rye, NY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: John Calandros
League: Fairchester
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: NEPSAC C
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2014 JV Record: 3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Wolitzer 5'8" 180 Senior HB/DB 4.62
Jared Jones 5'7" 165 Junior HB/DB 4.45
Hannes Boehning 6'2" 215 Junior FB/LB 4.81

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good Depth, All RBs Are Back, Secondary/LBs Return Intact
Team Weaknesses: Lost 2 All-Conference DL

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -0.3
2014 National Rank: #8030
2014 State Rank: #258 (in NY)
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 10.2
2015 National Rank: #5410
2015 State Rank: #139 (in NY)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -2.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9095
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.8
Dynasty Record: 62-42 (39-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2014 Points For Average: 25.2
2014 Points Against Average: 16.7
2014 Differential: +8.5
2014 Wins: #8336 Christ the King (Middle Village) (13-7), #10081 Hamden Hall Country Day (Hamden, CT) (28-20), #12151 Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) (42-20), #12539 Hopkins (New Haven, CT) (35-0), #13321 St. Dominic (Oyster Bay) (35-0)
2014 Losses: #4275 Our Lady of Lourdes (Poughkeepsie) (21-14), #6341 Kingswood-Oxford (West Hartford, CT) (28-27), #6461 St. Luke's (New Canaan, CT) (20-13), #7069 King (Stamford, CT) (34-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 44-33
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/19 Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport, CT), 9/26 Canterbury (New Milford, CT), 10/4 at Williston Northampton (Easthampton, MA), 10/10 Hopkins (New Haven, CT), 10/17 at Long Island Lutheran (Brookville), 10/24 Hamden Hall Country Day (Hamden, CT), 10/31 at St. Luke's (New Canaan, CT), 11/7 King (Stamford, CT), 11/14 at Kingswood-Oxford (West Hartford, CT)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Kingswood-Oxford (West Hartford, CT) (18.6), Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport, CT) (15.9), Williston Northampton (Easthampton, MA) (8.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Canterbury (New Milford, CT) (-29.3), Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) (-23.7), Hopkins (New Haven, CT) (-14.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #216
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8979
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%