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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%