Cheshire Academy (Cheshire, CT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: David Dykeman
League: NEPSAC Freelance (moving from Central New England)
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: NEPSAC A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

D1 PROSPECT
Dillon Harris 6'1" 225 Senior OLB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tarik Black 6'4" 205 Senior WR
CJ Holmes 6'0" 200 Senior RB
Samuel Vretman 6'6" 295 Senior OT
C.J. Lewis 6'3.5" 205 Senior WR
Brandon Sebastian 6'1" 180 Senior CB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 36.4
2016 National Rank: #1022
2016 State Rank: #13 (in CT)
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -10.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 22.5
2017 National Rank: #2658
2017 State Rank: #27 (in CT)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5361
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.8
Dynasty Record: 83-34 (66-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 41.5
2016 Points Against Average: 21.1
2016 Differential: +20.4
2016 Wins: #2431 Brunswick (Greenwich) (45-20), #3085 Suffield Academy (Suffield) (44-21), #3759 Loomis Chaffee (Windsor) (49-34), #5582 Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA) (41-21), #5860 Phillips Academy (Andover, MA) (47-12), #6606 Worcester Academy (Worcester, MA) (53-21), #8747 More [St. Thomas] (Oakdale) (49-8), #9351 Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH) (35-7)
2016 Losses: #418 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (33-30), #1511 Lawrence Academy (Groton, MA) (34-22)
2016 Opponents W-L: 41-44
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Colonial), 2011 (Colonial), 2008 (tied for 1st; Colonial)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 8
Streak List: 10/1/16 More [St. Thomas] (Oakdale) (49-8), 10/8/16 Suffield Academy (Suffield) (44-21), 10/15/16 Phillips Academy (Andover, MA) (47-12), 10/22/16 Loomis Chaffee (Windsor) (49-34), 10/29/16 Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH) (35-7), 11/5/16 Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA) (41-21), 11/11/16 Worcester Academy (Worcester, MA) (53-21), 11/19/16 Brunswick (Greenwich) (45-20)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 Stellar Prep (Oakland, CA), 9/23 at More [St. Thomas] (Oakdale), 9/29 vs Brunswick (Greenwich), 10/7 at Suffield Academy (Suffield), 10/13 St. Joseph's (Ottawa, Ontario), 10/20 Football North (Mississauga, Ontario), 10/20 Clarkson (Mississauga, Ontario), 10/28 at Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA), 11/4 Royal Imperial Collegiate (St. Catharines, Ontario), 11/10 at Worcester Academy (Worcester, MA)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA) (66.4), Brunswick (Greenwich) (34.8), Suffield Academy (Suffield) (27.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: More [St. Thomas] (Oakdale) (-19.6), Stellar Prep (Oakland, CA) (-6.7), Worcester Academy (Worcester, MA) (-1.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.4 (17.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4197
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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