Wolcott (CT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Red/Gray Coach: Matt Hove League: Naugatuck Valley - Iron Playoff Division: M Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mike Polzella 6'1" 185 Senior QB/FS Mike Ciarlo 5'10" 185 Senior WR/SS Ethan Miner 6'2.5" 275 Junior OL/DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, OL Experience, Defensive Front Team Weaknesses: New Coach, Running Game Inexperience, Lost 2 DB Starters To Graduation RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 7.5 2016 National Rank: #5667 2016 State Rank: #60 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: 8.1 2017 National Rank: #5439 2017 State Rank: #56 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.2 Dynasty National Rank: #6503 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.8 Dynasty Record: 89-60 (45-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 34.7 2016 Points Against Average: 25.5 2016 Differential: +9.2 2016 Wins: #3536 Seymour (33-30), #7056 Naugatuck (49-20), #9965 Torrington (28-19), #10210 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) (54-0), #11011 Watertown (26-0), #11937 Holy Cross (Waterbury) (47-28), #12298 Crosby (Waterbury) (39-28), #12995 Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls) (46-14) 2016 Losses: #1006 Ansonia (62-21), #1939 St. Joseph (Trumbull) (48-21), #5676 Oxford (32-18) 2016 Opponents W-L: 67-51 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014, 2009 (tied for 1st; Naugatuck Valley - Brass) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Ansonia, 9/15 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury), 9/22 at Crosby (Waterbury), 9/29 at Watertown, 10/6 Seymour, 10/13 Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls), 10/27 Oxford, 11/3 at Naugatuck, 11/10 at Torrington, 11/23 Holy Cross (Waterbury) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ansonia (45.6), Seymour (12.2), Naugatuck (-0.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Crosby (Waterbury) (-34.3), Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls) (-30.3), Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) (-21.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.4 (2.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #120 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9684 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%