| Hand [Daniel] (Madison, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Black/Gold Coach: David Mastroianni League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 1 Playoff Division: L Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brian Casagrande 6'1" 220 Senior ILB/HB 4.8 Ben Cornielllo 6'2" 235 Sophomore OL/DL 5.1 Matt Maxwell 6'1" 170 Senior WR 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Play With Great Energy, Defense Runs To Ball Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 18.3 2016 National Rank: #3430 2016 State Rank: #36 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 18.8 2017 National Rank: #3239 2017 State Rank: #38 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 30.7 Dynasty National Rank: #806 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.9 Dynasty Record: 118-43 (39-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-8 2016 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (8th) 2016 Points For Average: 21.2 2016 Points Against Average: 22 2016 Differential: -0.8 2016 Wins: #8366 East Haven (35-0), #8839 Guilford (44-0) 2016 Losses: #467 West Haven (33-23), #648 Notre Dame (West Haven) (23-6), #656 Shelton (34-20), #829 Xavier (Middletown) (20-13), #1108 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (30-24), #1429 Cheshire (21-20), #1620 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (26-20), #2229 North Haven (33-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 69-39 Recent State Championships: 2012, 2011, 2005 (M), 2004 (M), 2003 (M) Recent League Championships: 2012 (Southern Connecticut Division I - East), 2011 (Southern Connecticut Division I - East), 2010 (tied for 1st; Southern Connecticut Division I - East), 2007 (Southern Connecticut Division I - East), 2004 (SCC Division I East), 2003 (SCC Hammonasset) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/23/16 Guilford (44-0) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven), 9/15 at Shelton, 9/22 at Hamden, 9/28 Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport), 10/6 Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford), 10/13 Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford), 10/27 at Law [Jonathan] (Milford), 11/3 Cheshire, 11/11 at Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven), 11/22 at Guilford Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cheshire (40.7), Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (33.6), Shelton (30.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Law [Jonathan] (Milford) (-16.8), Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport) (-0.3), Guilford (3.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3246 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 8th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |