Hamden Hall Country Day (Hamden, CT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Joe Linta
League: Fairchester
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: NEPSAC C
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Bill Porto 6'2" 270 Senior DT/G 5.0
Nick Bailey 6'1" 195 Senior QB 4.9
Jordan Benoit 5'11" 195 Junior RB/SS 4.52

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Luke Schoonmaker 6'6" 225 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Top 5 WRs Graduated

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 23.5
2017 National Rank: #2296
2017 State Rank: #26 (in CT)
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: 8.6
2018 National Rank: #2236
2018 State Rank: #19 (in CT)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 0.9
Dynasty National Rank: #9056
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 79-54 (43-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 32.9
2017 Points Against Average: 14.9
2017 Differential: +18
2017 Wins: #3816 King (Stamford) (14-6), #4794 Kingswood Oxford (West Hartford) (49-30), #5862 Proctor Academy (Andover, NH) (26-0), #6679 Poly Prep Country Day (Brooklyn, NY) (53-28), #6686 Rye Country Day (Rye, NY) (37-16), #7278 Albany Academy for Boys (Albany, NY) (42-0), #7344 Capital Prep Harbor (Bridgeport) (44-28), #9447 St. Luke's (New Canaan) (48-7), #11551 Wilbraham & Monson Academy (Wilbraham, MA) (2-0)
2017 Losses: #1756 Berkshire (Sheffield, MA) (34-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 48-34
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2013 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/17/17 Proctor Academy (Andover, NH) (26-0)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/1 St. Joseph (Hammonton, NJ), 9/22 at St. Luke's (New Canaan), 9/28 at Iona Prep (New Rochelle, NY), 10/5 Capital Prep Harbor (Bridgeport), 10/13 at King (Stamford), 10/19 at Marshfield (MA), 10/26 at Burncoat (Worcester, MA), 11/2 at Suffield Academy (Suffield), 11/9 Roxbury Prep Charter (Jamaica Plain, MA)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Joseph (Hammonton, NJ) (39.4), Iona Prep (New Rochelle, NY) (25.7), Suffield Academy (Suffield) (10)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Burncoat (Worcester, MA) (-42.1), St. Luke's (New Canaan) (-18.9), Capital Prep Harbor (Bridgeport) (-18)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6 (6.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2585
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%