Granby Memorial (Granby, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bears Coach: Erik Shortell League: Pequot - Uncas (moving from Pequot - Uncas East) Playoff Division: S Playoff Division Rank: #30 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2016 JV Record: 5-3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Benjamin Kibby 5'10" 185 Junior DE/OL Connor Hogan 6'6" 230 Junior DE/OL Mathew Jacobs 5'10" 200 Senior FB/ILB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Hard-Working, Dedication Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -28.8 2016 National Rank: #12797 2016 State Rank: #151 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -21.3 2017 National Rank: #11678 2017 State Rank: #135 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -24 Dynasty National Rank: #13623 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.7 Dynasty Record: 31-42 (21-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-8 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 15.1 2016 Points Against Average: 29.1 2016 Differential: -14 2016 Wins: #13931 Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby (Windsor Locks) (23-16), #14350 Canton (43-20) 2016 Losses: #3186 Cromwell/Portland (Cromwell) (49-14), #4464 Valley Regional/Old Lyme (Deep River) (35-0), #7668 Stafford/Somers/East Windsor (Stafford Springs) (27-7), #8039 Ellington (34-14), #9102 Morgan (Clinton) (34-8), #10113 North Branford (29-21), #11334 Mills [Lewis] (Burlington) (25-8), #11534 Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton (Coventry) (22-13) 2016 Opponents W-L: 58-47 Recent League Championships: 2015 (Pequot - West) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/24/16 Canton (43-20) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 at North Branford, 9/15 Windsor Locks/Suffield/East Granby (Windsor Locks), 9/23 at Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook), 9/29 Ellington, 10/6 at Stafford/Somers/East Windsor (Stafford Springs), 10/20 Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/University Science & Engineering/Classical Magnet (Hartford), 10/27 Rockville (Vernon), 11/4 at Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted), 11/10 at Coventry/Windham RVT/Bolton/Lyman Memorial (Coventry), 11/22 Canton Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Old Saybrook-Westbrook (Old Saybrook) (6.3), Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted) (-1.8), Ellington (-2.9) 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: -10.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #141 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11796 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |