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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: John Marinelli
League: Fairfield County I
Playoff Division: LL
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2018 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
A.J. Barber 5'10" 165 Junior WR/DB 4.4
Jack Warren 6'1" 220 Senior RB/LB 4.7
Eddy Iuteri 5'11" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Much Young Talent/Skill, Speed, Skill Position/Secondary Talent
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 67
2018 National Rank: #30
2018 State Rank: #1
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 40.6
2019 National Rank: #184
2019 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 39.5
Dynasty National Rank: #512
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.6
Dynasty Record: 140-39 (115-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 13-0
2018 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 44.5
2018 Points Against Average: 4.2
2018 Differential: +40.3
2018 Wins: #360 New Canaan (42-14), #360 New Canaan (34-0), #431 Newtown (50-0), #1056 New Britain (49-13), #1249 Staples (Westport) (29-0), #2020 Ridgefield (33-3), #2821 Trumbull (42-7), #2922 Ludlowe (Fairfield) (56-7), #3597 Norwalk (55-0), #4417 Danbury (42-3), #6913 Xavier (Middletown) (38-7), #7745 Trinity Catholic (Stamford) (56-0), #8641 Westhill (Stamford) (53-0)
2018 Losses: none
2018 Opponents W-L: 78-61
Recent State Championships: 2018, 2007, 2006
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017 (Fairfield County - West), 2007 (Fairfield County), 2006 (tied for 1st; Fairfield County), 2004 (FCIAC East)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 13
Streak List: 9/8/18 Trumbull (42-7), 9/15/18 Trinity Catholic (Stamford) (56-0), 9/28/18 Norwalk (55-0), 10/6/18 New Canaan (42-14), 10/20/18 Westhill (Stamford) (53-0), 10/25/18 Ludlowe (Fairfield) (56-7), 11/2/18 Ridgefield (33-3), 11/9/18 Danbury (42-3), 11/14/18 Xavier (Middletown) (38-7), 11/22/18 Staples (Westport) (29-0), 11/27/18 New Britain (49-13), 12/2/18 Newtown (50-0), 12/8/18 New Canaan (34-0)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/14 Danbury, 9/20 at Trumbull, 9/27 Norwalk, 10/3 at Bridgeport Central (Bridgeport), 10/12 Westhill (Stamford), 10/26 Darien, 11/2 at Trinity Catholic/Wright Tech (Stamford), 11/8 at Ludlowe (Fairfield), 11/16 Ridgefield, 11/28 at Staples (Westport)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Staples (Westport) (15.2), Darien (14.7), Ridgefield (14.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Bridgeport Central (Bridgeport) (-34.8), Westhill (Stamford) (-31.2), Ludlowe (Fairfield) (-8.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8 (25.2 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2631
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90%