Xavier (Middletown, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Black/White Coach: Sean Marinan League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 1 (moving from Southern Connecticut - I West) Playoff Division: LL Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2015 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Will Levis 6'2" 180 Junior QB Luke Schoonmaker 6'5" 230 Senior QB/TE Glenn Cunningham 6'2" 215 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Intelligence, Work-Ethic, 4 Of 5 OL Return Team Weaknesses: Lack Defensive Game Experience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 23.3 2015 National Rank: #2871 2015 State Rank: #22 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 25.7 2016 National Rank: #2352 2016 State Rank: #17 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 32 Dynasty National Rank: #660 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.2 Dynasty Record: 111-35-1 (40-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 6-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 22.4 2015 Points Against Average: 17.8 2015 Differential: +4.6 2015 Wins: #3123 Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (13-7), #3891 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (13-0), #5533 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (18-6), #6105 Cheshire (42-9), #7776 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (41-6), #8969 Hamden (28-7) 2015 Losses: #682 Shelton (42-7), #1227 Notre Dame (West Haven) (32-7), #1781 St. John's (Shrewsbury, MA) (34-28), #2276 West Haven (35-27) 2015 Opponents W-L: 61-46 Recent State Championships: 2014 (LL-Small), 2012, 2011, 2010, 2005 Recent League Championships: 2012 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West), 2011 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West), 2010 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West), 2009 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West), 2005 (SCC Division I West), 2004 (SCC Division I West) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3 Streak List: 10/30/15 Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (13-7), 11/6/15 Cheshire (42-9), 11/13/15 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (13-0) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/9 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich), 9/16 West Haven, 9/24 St. John's (Shrewsbury, MA), 9/30 at Shelton, 10/7 at Cheshire, 10/21 Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 10/28 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 11/4 at North Haven, 11/11 at Notre Dame (West Haven), 11/17 at Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Shelton (32.9), West Haven (31.4), Notre Dame (West Haven) (29.5) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (3), Cheshire (9.1), Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (10.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1925 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |