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GENERAL
Nickname: Green Knights
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Joe DeCaprio
League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 1
Playoff Division: L
Playoff Division Rank: #19

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

TOP PLAYERS
Johan Kleinrobbenhaar 6'2" 275 Senior OL/DL
Zach Hochman 6'0" 190 Senior WR/DB 4.6
Justen Shanley 6'3" Senior WR/DB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Have Many Big-Play Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Very Young/Inexperienced

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 8.9
2017 National Rank: #4917
2017 State Rank: #55
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -15.1
2018 National Rank: #6721
2018 State Rank: #76
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 31.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1307
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 46.8
Dynasty Record: 96-66 (35-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (7th)
2017 Points For Average: 21.2
2017 Points Against Average: 27.6
2017 Differential: -6.4
2017 Wins: #5600 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (41-23), #7317 Hamden (21-14), #9831 Branford (40-13)
2017 Losses: #701 West Haven (34-14), #1537 Shelton (40-6), #1976 Cheshire (27-23), #2002 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (29-12), #2480 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (27-7), #2888 Fitch (Groton) (27-20), #4057 Xavier (Middletown) (42-28)
2017 Opponents W-L: 60-45
Recent State Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Southern Connecticut - I East), 2014 (tied for 1st; Southern Connecticut Division I - East), 2010 (tied for 1st; Southern Connecticut Division I - East), 2009 (Southern Connecticut Division I - East)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/23/17 Hamden (21-14)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/7 at Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 9/14 New London, 9/21 West Haven, 9/28 at Branford, 10/12 at Xavier (Middletown), 10/19 Amity Regional (Woodbridge), 10/26 at Cheshire, 11/3 at Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven), 11/9 Shelton, 11/22 at Hamden
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: West Haven (32.9), Shelton (24.9), Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (6.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Branford (-21), Hamden (-12.6), Xavier (Middletown) (-7.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1986
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2018 Projected League Finish: 7th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%