Middletown (CT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Dragons Colors: Blue Coach: Sal Morello League: Central Connecticut - II East Playoff Division: L Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mike Foster 6'2" 235 Senior LB 4.9 Steve Hill 6'0" 215 LB 4.8 Nygel Smikle 6'0" 260 G 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Senior Class Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 30.2 2017 National Rank: #1521 2017 State Rank: #14 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 12.1 2018 National Rank: #1796 2018 State Rank: #16 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 15.9 Dynasty National Rank: #4559 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.8 Dynasty Record: 104-57-1 (66-34-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 10-1 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 35.9 2017 Points Against Average: 11.9 2017 Differential: +24 2017 Wins: #1488 Windsor (24-7), #4004 Smith [Edwin O.] (Storrs) (55-7), #4222 Bristol Central (Bristol) (56-26), #5634 Platt [O. H.] (Meriden) (51-20), #5990 Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, NJ) (23-12), #6444 Wethersfield (29-12), #7303 Newington (34-7), #8343 Bristol Eastern (Bristol) (35-0), #8631 Farmington (41-0), #9072 Hartford Public (Hartford) (38-16) 2017 Losses: #1019 New Canaan (24-9) 2017 Opponents W-L: 55-59 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2013 (Central Connecticut II West) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/7 Wethersfield, 9/14 at Bristol Eastern (Bristol), 9/22 at Hartford Public (Hartford), 9/28 at Bristol Central (Bristol), 10/12 Farmington, 10/19 at Smith [Edwin O.] (Storrs), 10/26 Newington, 11/9 at Platt [O. H.] (Meriden), 11/15 New London, 11/21 Windsor Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Windsor (23.7), New London (3.3), Smith [Edwin O.] (Storrs) (-3.4) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bristol Eastern (Bristol) (-28.2), Hartford Public (Hartford) (-27.4), Newington (-27.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.2 (14 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #72 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5730 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%