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GENERAL
Nickname: Green Dragons
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Tom Dyer
League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 2
Playoff Division: LL
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Edwin Figuerua 5'10" 185 RB/LB 4.7
Chris Pigatt 5'8" 165 WR/DB 4.4
Darius Mills 6'1" 215 Senior OL/DE 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Much Improved Passing Game
Team Weaknesses: Line Size, Depth, Replacing 4 Starting OL

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -8.8
2018 National Rank: #8427
2018 State Rank: #101
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -29.6
2019 National Rank: #9414
2019 State Rank: #112
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 12.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5472
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 41.8
Dynasty Record: 44-119-2 (13-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 2-8
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 6th)
2018 Points For Average: 14.2
2018 Points Against Average: 32.2
2018 Differential: -18
2018 Wins: #5207 Fitch (Groton) (6-0), #6610 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (28-12)
2018 Losses: #252 Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (52-6), #1151 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (35-0), #3515 West Haven (33-7), #4117 Notre Dame (West Haven) (62-16), #5887 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (46-26), #6926 Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport) (22-20), #6913 Xavier (Middletown) (35-26), #8194 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (25-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 59-46
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/13 Bassick (Bridgeport), 9/20 South Windsor, 9/27 at New Milford, 10/5 at Xavier (Middletown), 10/18 Pomperaug (Southbury), 10/25 at Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport), 11/1 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven), 11/8 at Amity Regional (Woodbridge), 11/22 at Sheehan [Mark T.] (Wallingford), 11/28 Notre Dame (West Haven)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Sheehan [Mark T.] (Wallingford) (0.9), Pomperaug (Southbury) (-2.1), Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (-4.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Bassick (Bridgeport) (-58.4), Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (-32.1), New Milford (-31.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -29.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7465
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2019 Projected League Finish: 6th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%