Taft (Watertown, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Big Red Colors: Red/Blue Coach: Tyler Whitley League: Housatonic State (Plays In): Prep Schools Playoff Division: NEPSAC A Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2014 JV Record: 0-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Alex Salytchev 6'0" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.48 Pat Ford 6'6" 230 Senior QB 4.9 Sam Okpan 6'0" 230 Senior ILB 4.7 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Quentin Harris 6'0" 185 Senior QB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Size, Athleticism, Senior Leadership Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Experience Working Together, Depth RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 8.5 2014 National Rank: #5906 2014 State Rank: #56 (in CT) General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.3 2015 Starting Power Rating: 0.7 2015 National Rank: #7666 2015 State Rank: #73 (in CT) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 3 Dynasty National Rank: #7219 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.3 Dynasty Record: 34-61 (25-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 3-5 2014 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th) 2014 Points For Average: 19.3 2014 Points Against Average: 36.4 2014 Differential: -17.1 2014 Wins: #4913 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (8-6), #5627 Salisbury School (Salisbury) (26-18), #10346 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (41-14) 2014 Losses: #361 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (58-13), #1100 Brunswick (Greenwich) (53-14), #2729 Avon Old Farms (Avon) (37-12), #2881 Kent School (Kent) (42-12), #5627 Salisbury School (Salisbury) (63-28) 2014 Opponents W-L: 37-30 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Erickson) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2 Streak List: 11/9/14 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (41-14), 11/15/14 Salisbury School (Salisbury) (26-18) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/26 Kent School (Kent), 10/3 Brunswick (Greenwich), 10/10 at Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY), 10/17 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford), 10/24 at Avon Old Farms (Avon), 10/31 Salisbury School (Salisbury), 11/7 at Suffield Academy (Suffield), 11/14 at Hotchkiss (Lakeville) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Brunswick (Greenwich) (44.8), Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (43.9), Suffield Academy (Suffield) (22.3) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (-10.8), Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (-0.6), Salisbury School (Salisbury) (1.2) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.3 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2629 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6 2015 Projected League Finish: 5th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |