Cromwell/Portland (Cromwell, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Black/Red Coach: Randell Bennett League: Pequot - Sassacus (moving from Pequot - Sassacus North) Playoff Division: S Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 4-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dianta Highsmith 6'1" 190 Senior WR/LB 4.65 Kittrell Lauray 5'11" 205 Senior LB/RB 4.7 Matt Wolak 6'0" 220 Senior C/ILB 5.1 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 7 Offensive Starters Return From Semi-Final Team, 4 OL Are Back Team Weaknesses: Run Defense Lost 5 Senior Starters RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 19.7 2016 National Rank: #3192 2016 State Rank: #33 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: 15.9 2017 National Rank: #3814 2017 State Rank: #42 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.2 Dynasty National Rank: #6196 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18 Dynasty Record: 18-4 (7-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 10-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 38.5 2016 Points Against Average: 13.2 2016 Differential: +25.3 2016 Wins: #3735 Bloomfield (28-14), #4464 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (48-26), #8039 Ellington (34-0), #9102 Morgan (Clinton) (37-7), #10113 North Branford (63-6), #11334 Mills [Lewis] (Burlington) (28-8), #11639 Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/University Science & Engineering/Classical Magnet (Hartford) (33-0), #12796 Granby Memorial (Granby) (49-14), #13234 Coginchaug Regional (Durham) (55-0), #14350 Canton (53-6) 2016 Losses: #1006 Ansonia (49-28), #1786 Rocky Hill (28-6) 2016 Opponents W-L: 74-55 Recent League Championships: 2016 (Pequot - Sassacus North) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Rockville (Vernon), 9/15 North Branford, 9/22 Mills [Lewis] (Burlington), 9/28 at Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum), 10/7 at Coginchaug Regional/Hale Ray (Durham), 10/20 Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook), 10/27 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River), 11/3 at Morgan (Clinton), 11/11 at Nonnewaug (Woodbury), 11/23 at Rocky Hill Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rocky Hill (32.1), Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook) (6.3), Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (4.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Nonnewaug (Woodbury) (-29.8), Mills [Lewis] (Burlington) (-25.3), Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum) (-21.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16 (0.8 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #123 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9847 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13% |