Notre Dame (West Haven, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Green Knights Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Tom Marcucci League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 1 (moving from Southern Connecticut - I East) Playoff Division: L Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nico Ragaini 6'0" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.5 Justin Keish 6'0" 225 Senior T/DE Tristan Andrzejewski 5'11" 190 Senior RB/LB COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Christian Lupoli 6'2" 185 Senior QB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Skill Positions, Above Average Speed On Both Sides Of Ball Team Weaknesses: OL Depth, Undersized RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 35.7 2015 National Rank: #1227 2015 State Rank: #7 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 28.4 2016 National Rank: #1973 2016 State Rank: #12 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 23.7 Dynasty National Rank: #1688 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.8 Dynasty Record: 85-55 (30-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 9-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 32.8 2015 Points Against Average: 14.1 2015 Differential: +18.7 2015 Wins: #2276 West Haven (40-18), #2871 Xavier (Middletown) (32-7), #3123 Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (27-7), #3891 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (34-0), #4451 Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport) (34-0), #6105 Cheshire (40-7), #7776 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (47-0), #8969 Hamden (28-6), #9198 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (56-14) 2015 Losses: #316 New Canaan (51-27), #682 Shelton (17-7), #802 North Haven (42-21) 2015 Opponents W-L: 79-51 Recent State Championships: 2009 Recent League Championships: 2015 (Southern Connecticut - I East), 2014 (tied for 1st; Southern Connecticut Division I - East), 2010 (tied for 1st; Southern Connecticut Division I - East), 2009 (Southern Connecticut Division I - East) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/9 vs Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, RI), 9/16 at Shelton, 9/23 Guilford, 9/30 at Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 10/7 at North Haven, 10/21 West Haven, 10/28 Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 11/4 at Cheshire, 11/11 Xavier (Middletown), 11/24 at Hamden Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, RI) (58.2), Shelton (32.9), West Haven (31.4) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Guilford (-20.1), Hamden (-8.9), Cheshire (9.1) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.2 (21.9 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2194 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |