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GENERAL
Nickname: Green Knights
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Joe DeCaprio
League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 1
Playoff Division: L
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Rob Oliverio 6'1" 190 Junior WR/DB 4.8
Jackson Zalinsky 6'1" 170 Senior QB 4.9
Tom Candelora 5'11" 160 Junior WR/DB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 10.6
2018 National Rank: #4116
2018 State Rank: #47
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -4.2
2019 National Rank: #3959
2019 State Rank: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 30.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1397
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.6
Dynasty Record: 102-70 (36-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (6th)
2018 Points For Average: 26.3
2018 Points Against Average: 22.3
2018 Differential: +4
2018 Wins: #5571 Branford (33-14), #5887 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (21-14), #6913 Xavier (Middletown) (21-6), #7193 New London (33-19), #8194 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (39-20), #8428 Hamden (62-16)
2018 Losses: #788 Shelton (44-13), #1151 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (41-20), #3068 Cheshire (21-14), #3515 West Haven (28-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 51-52
Recent State Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Southern Connecticut - I East), 2014 (tied for 1st; Southern Connecticut Division I - East), 2010 (tied for 1st; Southern Connecticut Division I - East), 2009 (Southern Connecticut Division I - East)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/21/18 Hamden (62-16)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/13 at Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 9/21 at St. Joseph (Trumbull), 9/27 Platt [O. H.] (Meriden), 10/4 Amity Regional (Woodbridge), 10/18 Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford), 10/25 at Fitch (Groton), 11/1 Xavier (Middletown), 11/8 at Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 11/15 West Haven, 11/28 at Hamden
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (39.7), St. Joseph (Trumbull) (26), Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (20.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hamden (-29.6), Xavier (Middletown) (-12.6), Fitch (Groton) (-11.2)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1549
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 5th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%