| Seymour (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Thomas Lennon League: Naugatuck Valley - Copper Playoff Division: S Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 2-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Bobby Melms 5'10" 180 Senior RB/SS 4.6 Anthony Mollo 6'0" 240 Senior OL/DL 5.2 Cade Klarides-Ditria 6'1" 225 Junior TE/LB 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game, Several Experienced Skill Position Players Return Team Weaknesses: Lost 4 OL Starters To Graduation, Must Replace Much Of Defensive Front 7 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 17.7 2016 National Rank: #3547 2016 State Rank: #38 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 11 2017 National Rank: #4812 2017 State Rank: #47 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.5 Dynasty National Rank: #5102 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.7 Dynasty Record: 95-57 (40-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 9-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 41.4 2016 Points Against Average: 16.8 2016 Differential: +24.6 2016 Wins: #5200 Capital Prep/Achievement First (Hartford) (35-12), #5676 Oxford (54-0), #7056 Naugatuck (48-12), #8511 St. Paul Catholic (Bristol) (45-8), #9965 Torrington (49-7), #10087 Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury) (64-20), #10210 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) (48-7), #11264 Derby (42-0), #12995 Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls) (55-20) 2016 Losses: #1006 Ansonia (41-20), #1786 Rocky Hill (42-7), #5651 Wolcott (33-30) 2016 Opponents W-L: 80-48 Recent State Championships: 2007 (SS) Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Naugatuck Valley - Brass), 2005 (tied for 1st; NVL Large), 2004 (tied for 1st; NVL Large) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 Torrington, 9/15 at Naugatuck, 9/22 Derby, 9/28 Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury), 10/6 at Wolcott, 10/14 at Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury), 10/26 Ansonia, 11/3 at St. Paul Catholic (Bristol), 11/10 at Oxford, 11/22 Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ansonia (45.6), Wolcott (12), St. Paul Catholic (Bristol) (3.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls) (-30.3), Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) (-21.1), Derby (-18) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4 (5.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #102 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8044 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |