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% |