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GENERAL
Nickname: Wreckers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Marce Petroccio
League: Fairfield County II
Playoff Division: LL
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Max Lonergan 6'1" 180 Senior WR/FS
Danny Thompson 6'0" 175 Senior QB/DB
Harris Levi 6'2.5" 195 Senior RB/OLB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ryan Fitton 6'5" 240 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have Many Skill Positions Athletes
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 23.1
2016 National Rank: #2636
2016 State Rank: #28
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 23.1
2017 National Rank: #2576
2017 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 29.1
Dynasty National Rank: #977
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6
Dynasty Record: 128-32 (111-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 24.1
2016 Points Against Average: 20.8
2016 Differential: +3.3
2016 Wins: #3186 Wilton (42-6), #6318 Stamford (42-13), #6753 Danbury (36-7), #7329 Warde (Fairfield) (35-6), #10145 McMahon [Brien] (Norwalk) (38-13)
2016 Losses: #74 Darien (27-0), #400 Ridgefield (42-7), #904 Greenwich (37-10), #1939 St. Joseph (Trumbull) (24-17), #2117 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (33-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 63-48
Recent State Championships: 2005 (L), 2004 (L)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Fairfield County), 2011 (Fairfield County), 2010 (tied for 1st; Fairfield County), 2009 (Fairfield County), 2006 (tied for 1st; Fairfield County), 2005 (FCIAC), 2003 (FCIAC East)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 Bridgeport Central (Bridgeport), 9/15 at Wilton, 9/23 at McMahon [Brien] (Norwalk), 10/6 Ridgefield, 10/13 Darien, 10/20 at Norwalk, 10/27 Warde (Fairfield), 11/4 at St. Joseph (Trumbull), 11/10 at Stamford, 11/23 Greenwich
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Darien (50.6), Ridgefield (42), Greenwich (29.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: McMahon [Brien] (Norwalk) (-5.5), Bridgeport Central (Bridgeport) (-0.9), Norwalk (0.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2346
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%