Hamden Hall Country Day (Hamden, CT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Joe Linta
League: Fairchester
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: NEPSAC C
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Corey Millhouse 5'10" 180 Senior WR/KR 4.38
Justise Antrum 5'8" 190 Senior RB 4.51
Michael Johnson 6'1" 215 Junior LB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Matthew Murchison 6'3" 290 Senior OG

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, OL Size
Team Weaknesses: New QB, Several New DBs

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 12.9
2015 National Rank: #4926
2015 State Rank: #44 (in CT)
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 11.3
2016 National Rank: #5166
2016 State Rank: #40 (in CT)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -8.7
Dynasty National Rank: #10868
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.1
Dynasty Record: 59-53 (34-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 39.9
2015 Points Against Average: 25.5
2015 Differential: +14.4
2015 Wins: #4023 Kingswood-Oxford (West Hartford) (50-48), #4917 Longmeadow (MA) (40-28), #8027 Wilbraham & Monson Academy (Wilbraham, MA) (56-34), #8246 Pingree (South Hamilton, MA) (34-20), #8910 Canterbury (New Milford) (28-6), #9277 St. Luke's (New Canaan) (58-19), #11171 King (Stamford) (50-13), #12927 Fieldston (Bronx, NY) (34-7)
2015 Losses: #3177 New Hampton School (New Hampton, NH) (48-26), #8065 Rye Country Day (Rye, NY) (32-23)
2015 Opponents W-L: 50-38
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2013 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/16 More [St. Thomas] (Oakdale), 9/23 Kingswood-Oxford (West Hartford), 10/1 at St. Luke's (New Canaan), 10/7 Wilbraham & Monson Academy (Wilbraham, MA), 10/15 at King (Stamford), 10/22 Rye Country Day (Rye, NY), 10/28 O'Brien RVT [Emmett] (Ansonia), 11/4 at Canterbury (New Milford), 11/11 Berkshire (Sheffield, MA)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kingswood-Oxford (West Hartford) (3.3), Berkshire (Sheffield, MA) (2.5), Wilbraham & Monson Academy (Wilbraham, MA) (-0.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: O'Brien RVT [Emmett] (Ansonia) (-34.6), More [St. Thomas] (Oakdale) (-24.8), Canterbury (New Milford) (-12.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2 (2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #117
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10779
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 54%