Crosby (Waterbury, CT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/White Coach: David Jurewicz League: Naugatuck Valley - Brass Playoff Division: L Playoff Division Rank: #32 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2016 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Bernardo Mbaya 5'10" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.2 Albrim Klenja 6'2" 185 Senior QB/S 4.9 Devonte Howard 6'2" 185 Senior TE/OLB 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -24.8 2016 National Rank: #12311 2016 State Rank: #147 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -34.3 2017 National Rank: #13252 2017 State Rank: #151 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -12.5 Dynasty National Rank: #11751 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.8 Dynasty Record: 41-103 (19-54 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 32.6 2016 Points Against Average: 39.8 2016 Differential: -7.2 2016 Wins: #11937 Holy Cross (Waterbury) (58-43), #12995 Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls) (41-29), #14101 Wilby (Waterbury) (68-14) 2016 Losses: #5651 Wolcott (39-28), #5676 Oxford (9-0), #7056 Naugatuck (46-14), #10087 Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury) (57-38), #10210 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) (61-42), #11205 Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury) (62-24), #11264 Derby (38-13) 2016 Opponents W-L: 44-57 Recent League Championships: 2015 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls), 9/16 at Derby, 9/22 Wolcott, 9/29 at Oxford, 10/6 at Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury), 10/13 Wilby (Waterbury), 10/27 Naugatuck, 11/3 Holy Cross (Waterbury), 11/10 at Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury), 11/23 at Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wolcott (12), Naugatuck (-0.7), Oxford (-1.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wilby (Waterbury) (-41.1), Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls) (-30.3), Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) (-21.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #139 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11501 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%