| Hand [Daniel] (Madison, CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Black/Gold Coach: David Mastroianni League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 1 (moving from Southern Connecticut - Tier 2) Playoff Division: L Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2018 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Phoenix Billings 6'0" 190 Senior QB Ben Corniello 6'2" 245 Senior OL/DL Colin McCabe 6'0" 205 Senior RB/OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Much Experience, Have Several Skill Position Returners From Prolific Offense, Size/Speed/Chemistry Team Weaknesses: Nearly All DBs/DL Lost To Graduation, Lack Depth At Some Positions RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 48.6 2018 National Rank: #252 2018 State Rank: #3 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7 2019 Starting Power Rating: 37.9 2019 National Rank: #224 2019 State Rank: #3 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 40.1 Dynasty National Rank: #477 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.4 Dynasty Record: 143-44 (49-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 13-0 2018 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2018 Points For Average: 50.2 2018 Points Against Average: 8.2 2018 Differential: +42 2018 Wins: #1838 Windsor (49-7), #1902 Maloney [Francis T.] (Meriden) (54-14), #2733 Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford) (56-0), #3068 Cheshire (49-14), #3417 New Fairfield (35-6), #3515 West Haven (47-6), #3944 Law [Jonathan] (Milford) (68-0), #5237 Guilford (57-21), #6610 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (43-6), #6926 Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport) (51-12), #8194 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (50-14), #8428 Hamden (52-6), #8881 Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford) (42-0) 2018 Losses: none 2018 Opponents W-L: 69-67 Recent State Championships: 2018, 2017, 2012, 2011, 2005 (M), 2004 (M), 2003 (M) Recent League Championships: 2018 (Southern Connecticut - Tier 2), 2017 (Southern Connecticut - Tier 2), 2012 (Southern Connecticut Division I - East), 2011 (Southern Connecticut Division I - East), 2010 (tied for 1st; Southern Connecticut Division I - East), 2007 (Southern Connecticut Division I - East), 2004 (SCC Division I East), 2003 (SCC Hammonasset) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 24 Streak List: 9/22/17 Hamden (28-7), 9/28/17 Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport) (37-6), 10/6/17 Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford) (40-7), 10/13/17 Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford) (34-6), 10/27/17 Law [Jonathan] (Milford) (38-7), 11/3/17 Cheshire (20-12), 11/11/17 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (34-10), 11/22/17 Guilford (49-7), 11/28/17 North Haven (35-13), 12/3/17 Windsor (31-6), 12/11/17 Masuk (Monroe) (35-21), 9/7/18 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (43-6), 9/14/18 New Fairfield (35-6), 9/21/18 Hamden (52-6), 9/28/18 Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport) (51-12), 10/12/18 West Haven (47-6), 10/19/18 Foran [Joseph A.] (Milford) (42-0), 10/26/18 Law [Jonathan] (Milford) (68-0), 11/2/18 Cheshire (49-14), 11/9/18 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (50-14), 11/21/18 Guilford (57-21), 11/27/18 Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford) (56-0), 12/2/18 Windsor (49-7), 12/8/18 Maloney [Francis T.] (Meriden) (54-14) SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 9/13 Notre Dame (West Haven), 9/20 Middletown, 9/27 at Wethersfield, 10/4 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven), 10/18 at Norwalk, 10/25 East Lyme, 11/1 at West Haven, 11/8 at Xavier (Middletown), 11/15 Shelton, 11/27 at Guilford Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Shelton (11), Norwalk (5.5), Wethersfield (3.4) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (-32.1), East Lyme (-21), Xavier (Middletown) (-12.6) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1 (11.4 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.6 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3445 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2019 Projected League Finish: 1st 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90% |