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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Sean Byrne
League: Pequot - Uncas (moving from Pequot - Uncas East)
Playoff Division: M
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kyle Griffith 6'2" 190 Junior RB/LB 4.7
Josh Prouty 6'1" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.6
Jonathan Schneider 5'11" 210 Senior RB/LB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Roster Size, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Passing Game, QB Only Has 1 Career Start

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -2.4
2016 National Rank: #8046
2016 State Rank: #95
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -3.4
2017 National Rank: #8210
2017 State Rank: #103
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -4.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9677
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.9
Dynasty Record: 15-5 (10-0 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 24.9
2016 Points Against Average: 13.7
2016 Differential: +11.2
2016 Wins: #7668 Stafford/Somers/East Windsor (Stafford Springs) (28-7), #9102 Morgan (Clinton) (37-13), #11334 Mills [Lewis] (Burlington) (35-26), #11534 Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton (Coventry) (28-7), #12796 Granby Memorial (Granby) (34-14), #13931 Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby (Windsor Locks) (20-0), #14350 Canton (39-0)
2016 Losses: #3186 Cromwell/Portland (Cromwell) (34-0), #4464 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (14-7), #10113 North Branford (22-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 53-52
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Pequot - Uncas East), 2015 (Pequot - East)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/24/16 Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton (Coventry) (28-7)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/9 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River), 9/15 at Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton/Lyman Memorial (Coventry), 9/23 Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/University Science & Engineering/Classical Magnet (Hartford), 9/29 at Granby Memorial (Granby), 10/7 Canton, 10/20 at Morgan (Clinton), 10/28 Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted), 11/3 at Stafford/Somers/East Windsor (Stafford Springs), 11/11 at Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby (Windsor Locks), 11/23 Rockville (Vernon)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (4.3), Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted) (-1.8), Stafford/Somers/East Windsor (Stafford Springs) (-3.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Canton (-55.7), Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby (Windsor Locks) (-38.9), Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/University Science & Engineering/Classical Magnet (Hartford) (-26)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #152
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12354
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%