Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Yellowjackets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Scott Salius League: Pequot - Uncas (moving from Pequot - Uncas West) Playoff Division: M Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Billy Komons 5'10" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.9 E.J. Claman 5'10" 180 Senior SB/SS 4.8 Colten Bossi 6'2" 205 Senior TE/LB 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience/Depth, LB/Secondary Experience Team Weaknesses: Line Youth/Size RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -6.3 2016 National Rank: #8934 2016 State Rank: #108 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6 2017 Starting Power Rating: -2.4 2017 National Rank: #7968 2017 State Rank: #100 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -14.2 Dynasty National Rank: #12120 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.4 Dynasty Record: 71-76 (55-47 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 32.6 2016 Points Against Average: 13.4 2016 Differential: +19.2 2016 Wins: #11205 Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury) (29-6), #11334 Mills [Lewis] (Burlington) (41-12), #11639 Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/University Science & Engineering/Classical Magnet (Hartford) (38-14), #12113 Haddam-Killingworth (Higganum) (33-0), #13234 Coginchaug Regional (Durham) (35-8), #13665 Nonnewaug (Woodbury) (42-7), #13931 Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby (Windsor Locks) (43-6), #14350 Canton (51-6) 2016 Losses: #6999 Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook) (35-7), #7668 Stafford/Somers/East Windsor (Stafford Springs) (40-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 37-64 Recent League Championships: 2016 (Pequot - Uncas West), 2013 (Pequot - West) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/24/16 Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury) (29-6) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/9 Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook), 9/16 Rockville (Vernon), 9/23 Stafford/Somers/East Windsor (Stafford Springs), 9/30 at Canton, 10/7 at Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby (Windsor Locks), 10/21 Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton/Lyman Memorial (Coventry), 10/28 at Ellington, 11/4 Granby Memorial (Granby), 11/10 at Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/University Science & Engineering/Classical Magnet (Hartford), 11/22 at Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook) (6.3), Ellington (-2.9), 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: -22.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #151 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12317 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |