Hamden Hall Country Day (Hamden, CT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Green/White Coach: Joe Linta League: Evergreen - Tier A (moving from NEPSAC Freelance) State (Plays In): Prep Schools Playoff Division: NEPSAC C Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jordan Benoit 5'11" 195 Senior RB/SS Mike DiMatteo 5'11" 225 Senior FB/LB Matt Wright 6'2" 225 Senior TE/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game, TE Team Weaknesses: OL Depth RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 1.5 2018 National Rank: #6047 2018 State Rank: #68 (in CT) Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -14.3 2019 National Rank: #6068 2019 State Rank: #71 (in CT) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 0.9 Dynasty National Rank: #8858 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.2 Dynasty Record: 82-57 (43-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 3-3 2018 League Record/Finish:   2018 Points For Average: 28.5 2018 Points Against Average: 24 2018 Differential: +4.5 2018 Wins: #5689 Marshfield (MA) (32-21), #7174 St. Luke's (New Canaan) (26-6), #11318 Burncoat (Worcester, MA) (48-20) 2018 Losses: #645 St. Joseph (Hammonton, NJ) (52-24), #6512 King (Stamford) (21-20), #7351 Capital Prep Harbor (Bridgeport) (24-21) 2018 Opponents W-L: 31-28 Recent League Championships: 2017 (Fairchester), 2016 (Fairchester), 2015 (tied for 1st; Fairchester), 2013 (tied for 1st; Fairchester) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 2 Streak List: 10/19/18 Marshfield (MA) (32-21), 10/26/18 Burncoat (Worcester, MA) (48-20) SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 9/13 Rivers (Weston, MA), 9/21 St. Paul's (Concord, NH), 9/28 at Dexter Southfield (Brookline, MA), 10/5 Berkshire (Sheffield, MA), 10/12 New Hampton School (New Hampton, NH), 10/19 at Albany Academy for Boys (Albany, NY), 10/25 at Portsmouth Abbey (Portsmouth, RI), 11/2 Canterbury (New Milford), 11/9 at Kingswood Oxford (West Hartford) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: St. Paul's (Concord, NH) (6.9), Dexter Southfield (Brookline, MA) (-1.2), Kingswood Oxford (West Hartford) (-2.4) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Albany Academy for Boys (Albany, NY) (-39.4), Rivers (Weston, MA) (-31.9), Portsmouth Abbey (Portsmouth, RI) (-30.4) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.7 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.4 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7137 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%