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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Matt Hove
League: Naugatuck Valley - Iron
Playoff Division: M
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Anthony Ligi 6'0" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.6
Jake Filippone 6'1" 205 Senior OL/LB 4.9
Logan Lussier 5'9" 235 Senior OL/DL 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have Three 3-Year OL Starters, Coaching Staff Returns Intact, DL/LBs
Team Weaknesses: Lost 6 Of Top 8 WRs, 4 Of Top 6 DBs Graduated

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -6.1
2017 National Rank: #8384
2017 State Rank: #100
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: -23.1
2018 National Rank: #8626
2018 State Rank: #95
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 9.9
Dynasty National Rank: #6376
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 33
Dynasty Record: 94-65 (47-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 42.2
2017 Points Against Average: 39.8
2017 Differential: +2.4
2017 Wins: #9903 Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls) (64-45), #10594 Crosby (Waterbury) (50-14), #11044 Oxford (58-34), #11550 Torrington (88-22), #12410 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) (48-22)
2017 Losses: #1635 Ansonia (61-6), #4581 Naugatuck (61-22), #5279 Seymour (63-26), #7565 Watertown (34-32), #9456 Holy Cross (Waterbury) (42-28)
2017 Opponents W-L: 62-44
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014, 2009 (tied for 1st; Naugatuck Valley - Brass)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/7 Naugatuck, 9/14 at Oxford, 9/21 Torrington, 9/28 at Woodland Regional (Beacon Falls), 10/5 Seymour, 10/19 Watertown, 10/26 at St. Paul Catholic (Bristol), 11/1 at Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury), 11/9 Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury), 11/22 at Holy Cross (Waterbury)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Seymour (-2.9), Naugatuck (-5.3), Watertown (-18.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sacred Heart/Kaynor RVT (Waterbury) (-54.7), Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury) (-46.2), Torrington (-35.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #120
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10170
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%