Holy Cross (Waterbury, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Mike Giampetruzzi League: Naugatuck Valley - Brass Playoff Division: S Playoff Division Rank: #31 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tyler Rudolph 6'1" 190 Junior DB/WR Evan Lovell 6'5" 310 Senior OL/DL Adam Razza 6'0" 180 Senior QB/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning OL/QB Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -30.7 2015 National Rank: #13245 2015 State Rank: #149 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -24.2 2016 National Rank: #12469 2016 State Rank: #137 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 9.2 Dynasty National Rank: #5189 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 33.4 Dynasty Record: 97-48 (51-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 2-8 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 13.1 2015 Points Against Average: 33.1 2015 Differential: -20 2015 Wins: #13738 Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury) (19-2), #14349 Wilby (Waterbury) (46-20) 2015 Losses: #2143 Ansonia (47-0), #4524 Seymour (49-6), #6669 Wolcott (42-0), #8279 Derby (39-21), #8901 Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls) (30-7), #10678 Naugatuck (36-6), #12626 Crosby (Waterbury) (36-13), #12694 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) (30-13) 2015 Opponents W-L: 55-50 Recent State Championships: 2011, 2006 (SS) Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st; Naugatuck Valley - Copper), 2011 (Naugatuck Valley - Copper), 2009 (tied for 1st; Naugatuck Valley - Copper), 2006 (Naugatuck Valley - Large), 2005 (tied for 1st; NVL Large), 2004 (tied for 1st; NVL Large) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/10 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury), 9/17 at St. Paul Catholic (Bristol), 9/24 Wilby (Waterbury), 10/1 at Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury), 10/7 at Derby, 10/15 Torrington, 10/28 at Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury), 11/5 Crosby (Waterbury), 11/11 at Ansonia, 11/24 Wolcott Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Ansonia (26.2), Torrington (8.9), St. Paul Catholic (Bristol) (-0.7) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Wilby (Waterbury) (-49.3), Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) (-31.1), Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury) (-27.6) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #124 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11390 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |