Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury, CT)       previews home GENERAL Coach: Peter Flammia League: Naugatuck Valley - Brass Playoff Division: S Playoff Division Rank: #31 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2017 JV Record: 4-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Matt Torres 5'9" 180 Senior QB/DB 4.93 Jalen Gopie 6'2" 205 Junior OLB/RB 4.98 Rafael Proda 6'0" 220 Junior T/MLB 5.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Have Many Athletes Team Weaknesses: Must Improve Lines, OL Blocking RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -26.2 2017 National Rank: #12094 2017 State Rank: #144 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -46.2 2018 National Rank: #12542 2018 State Rank: #147 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -22 Dynasty National Rank: #13642 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.2 Dynasty Record: 7-13 (6-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 3-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 16.6 2017 Points Against Average: 29 2017 Differential: -12.4 2017 Wins: #12410 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) (28-20), #13467 Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury) (16-14), #14042 Wilby (Waterbury) (28-6) 2017 Losses: #1635 Ansonia (54-6), #4581 Naugatuck (38-0), #7565 Watertown (30-14), #9456 Holy Cross (Waterbury) (20-14), #9930 Derby (30-22), #10594 Crosby (Waterbury) (49-16), #10693 Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted) (29-22) 2017 Opponents W-L: 53-52 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/7 Ansonia, 9/14 Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury), 9/21 at Crosby (Waterbury), 9/27 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury), 10/5 at Torrington, 10/20 Holy Cross (Waterbury), 10/26 at Oxford, 11/1 Wolcott, 11/8 at Wilby (Waterbury), 11/22 at Gilbert-Northwestern Regional (Winsted) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Ansonia (4.2), Wolcott (-23.1), Oxford (-25.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wilby (Waterbury) (-54.7), Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury) (-54.7), Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) (-44.4) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -33.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #150 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12228 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%