| Newtown (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Nighthawks Colors: Dark Blue/Gold Coach: Bobby Pattison League: South-West - Colonial Playoff Division: LL Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dan Mason 6'1" 220 Senior RB/LB 4.8 Matt Dubois 6'2" 200 Senior RB/DB 4.8 Joe Pagett 5'9" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth, Experience, OL Returns Intact Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Top 2 Pass Rushers, Lost K/P, New QB RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 16 2017 National Rank: #3506 2017 State Rank: #36 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 5.9 2018 National Rank: #2609 2018 State Rank: #22 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 27.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1955 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.3 Dynasty Record: 127-36-3 (77-17-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2017 Points For Average: 20.6 2017 Points Against Average: 15.3 2017 Differential: +5.3 2017 Wins: #681 Masuk (Monroe) (14-7), #4890 New Milford (16-7), #5771 Stratford (28-20), #6646 Brookfield (14-0), #7615 Pomperaug (Southbury) (27-0), #8372 Bethel (37-0), #9539 New Fairfield (28-14) 2017 Losses: #1537 Shelton (35-28), #2048 Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford) (40-0), #4057 Xavier (Middletown) (30-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 51-53 Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2016, 2015, 2014 (Southwest), 2013 (Southwest), 2012 (Southwest) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/22/17 Masuk (Monroe) (14-7) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/7 New Fairfield, 9/14 Cheshire, 9/21 at Stratford, 9/28 Bethel, 10/13 at Norwich Free Academy (Norwich), 10/19 Pomperaug (Southbury), 10/26 at Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford), 11/2 at Brookfield, 11/9 at New Milford, 11/21 Masuk (Monroe) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Masuk (Monroe) (14.4), Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford) (14.3), Cheshire (-0.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pomperaug (Southbury) (-26.1), Bethel (-23.3), New Fairfield (-20) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #52 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4527 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |