Middletown (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Dragons Colors: Blue Coach: Sal Morello League: Central Connecticut - II East Playoff Division: L Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 26.5 2016 National Rank: #2136 2016 State Rank: #24 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7 2017 Starting Power Rating: 28.7 2017 National Rank: #1773 2017 State Rank: #14 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.8 Dynasty National Rank: #5655 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.7 Dynasty Record: 94-56-1 (62-34-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 9-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 35 2016 Points Against Average: 17 2016 Differential: +18 2016 Wins: #3883 Platt [O. H.] (Meriden) (56-36), #3883 Platt [O. H.] (Meriden) (49-24), #4543 Maloney [Francis T.] (Meriden) (27-12), #4747 South Windsor (37-14), #5398 Wethersfield (34-3), #6102 Smith [Edwin O.] (Storrs) (48-6), #7572 Hartford Public (Hartford) (39-14), #7759 Farmington (40-0), #10672 Bristol Eastern (Bristol) (35-7) 2016 Losses: #843 Windsor (21-17), #843 Windsor (40-14), #7056 Newington (27-24) 2016 Opponents W-L: 71-57 Recent League Championships: 2013 (Central Connecticut II West) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Wethersfield, 9/15 Bristol Eastern (Bristol), 9/22 Hartford Public (Hartford), 9/29 at Farmington, 10/6 Bristol Central (Bristol), 10/20 Smith [Edwin O.] (Storrs), 10/27 at Newington, 11/3 at Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, NJ), 11/10 Platt [O. H.] (Meriden), 11/22 at Windsor Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Windsor (26.7), Platt [O. H.] (Meriden) (22.2), Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, NJ) (15.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bristol Eastern (Bristol) (-14.7), Farmington (-2), Hartford Public (Hartford) (1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8 (15.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #52 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5072 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 41% |