Seymour (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Thomas Lennon League: Naugatuck Valley - Copper Playoff Division: S Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2015 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jaylen Kelly 5'11" 190 QB/LB 4.9 Charlie Ritchel 6'4" 195 Senior MLB/OL 4.9 Bobby Melms 5'11" 185 Junior RB/LB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Dual-Threat QB, 5 OL With Starting Experience Return, All Three LBs Are Back Team Weaknesses: Need To Find Replacements For Two Very Explosive WRs Lost To Graduation RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 14.7 2015 National Rank: #4524 2015 State Rank: #41 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3 2016 Starting Power Rating: 14.9 2016 National Rank: #4317 2016 State Rank: #38 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 9.1 Dynasty National Rank: #5219 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.1 Dynasty Record: 86-54 (37-31 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 10-2 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 41 2015 Points Against Average: 22 2015 Differential: +19 2015 Wins: #6669 Wolcott (61-41), #7552 Granby Memorial (Granby) (56-28), #8279 Derby (43-28), #8832 St. Paul Catholic (Bristol) (36-20), #8901 Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls) (53-7), #11022 Watertown (20-13), #11671 Oxford (35-7), #13245 Holy Cross (Waterbury) (49-6), #13738 Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury) (55-26), #14349 Wilby (Waterbury) (49-6) 2015 Losses: #1640 Bloomfield (47-21), #2143 Ansonia (35-14) 2015 Opponents W-L: 70-57 Recent State Championships: 2007 (SS) Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; NVL Large), 2004 (tied for 1st; NVL Large) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/9 at Torrington, 9/16 Naugatuck, 9/23 at Derby, 9/30 at Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury), 10/7 Wolcott, 10/14 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury), 10/27 at Ansonia, 11/4 St. Paul Catholic (Bristol), 11/10 Oxford, 11/23 at Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Ansonia (26.2), Torrington (8.9), St. Paul Catholic (Bristol) (-0.7) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) (-31.1), Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury) (-27.6), Naugatuck (-12.1) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.7 (-3.5 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.2 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #109 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10024 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9% |