Crosby (Waterbury, CT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/White Coach: David Jurewicz League: Naugatuck Valley - Brass Playoff Division: L Playoff Division Rank: #27 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 0-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Shemar Henry 5'8" 180 Senior RB/LB 5.1 Al'Loe Thomas 5'10" 200 Senior OL/LB 5.3 Isaac Burgos 5'9" 180 Senior RB/LB 5.1 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Both RBs Return, Have 2 Senior OL Back, LB Experience Team Weaknesses: Youth, Only 6 Returning Seniors RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -17.2 2017 National Rank: #10594 2017 State Rank: #127 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -39.2 2018 National Rank: #11619 2018 State Rank: #139 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -7.3 Dynasty National Rank: #11260 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.9 Dynasty Record: 46-108 (22-56 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 30.1 2017 Points Against Average: 27 2017 Differential: +3.1 2017 Wins: #9930 Derby (40-21), #11044 Oxford (50-40), #12094 Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury) (49-16), #13467 Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury) (32-6), #14042 Wilby (Waterbury) (50-14) 2017 Losses: #4581 Naugatuck (61-14), #8384 Wolcott (50-14), #9456 Holy Cross (Waterbury) (21-16), #9903 Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls) (34-30), #12410 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) (7-6) 2017 Opponents W-L: 39-62 Recent League Championships: 2015 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/8 at Holy Cross (Waterbury), 9/14 at Naugatuck, 9/21 Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury), 9/28 at Wilby (Waterbury), 10/5 Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury), 10/19 St. Paul Catholic (Bristol), 10/26 Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls), 11/2 at Derby, 11/9 at Watertown, 11/22 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Naugatuck (-5.3), Watertown (-18.3), St. Paul Catholic (Bristol) (-19.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wilby (Waterbury) (-54.7), Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury) (-54.7), Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury) (-46.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.5 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11908 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%