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GENERAL
Nickname: Green Dragons
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Tom Dyer
League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 2
Playoff Division: LL
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Sahim Hasan 5'8" 175 Junior QB 4.7
Gabe Okeke 6'0" 195 Senior LB 4.7
Jai Greer 6'2" 285 Senior OL/DL 5.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, 4 OL Starters Return
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -1.6
2017 National Rank: #7317
2017 State Rank: #84
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -12.6
2018 National Rank: #6145
2018 State Rank: #68
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 13.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5244
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.2
Dynasty Record: 42-111-2 (12-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 1-9
2017 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (7th)
2017 Points For Average: 21.1
2017 Points Against Average: 32.6
2017 Differential: -11.5
2017 Wins: #7615 Pomperaug (Southbury) (34-7)
2017 Losses: #359 Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (28-7), #2002 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (40-27), #2480 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (14-12), #3615 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (20-13), #4057 Xavier (Middletown) (47-20), #4463 Norwalk (68-57), #4890 New Milford (47-7), #4917 Notre Dame (West Haven) (21-14), #5600 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (34-20)
2017 Opponents W-L: 56-48
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/7 Fitch (Groton), 9/14 at West Haven, 9/21 at Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 9/28 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven), 10/12 Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport), 10/18 at Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven), 10/26 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 11/2 at Xavier (Middletown), 11/9 Amity Regional (Woodbridge), 11/22 Notre Dame (West Haven)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (34.7), West Haven (32.9), Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (6.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (West Haven) (-15.1), Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (-8), Xavier (Middletown) (-7.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1721
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%