Xavier (Middletown, CT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Andy Guyon
League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 1
Playoff Division: L
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Marcelius Ruiz 6'2" 215 Senior TE/OLB 4.8
Kareem Grisham 6'1" 180 Senior WR/CB 4.7
Davon Colon 6'1" 235 Senior OL/DL 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, WR, OLB
Team Weaknesses: Secondary, QB Inexperience, ILB

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -1.8
2018 National Rank: #6912
2018 State Rank: #81
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2019 Starting Power Rating: -12.6
2019 National Rank: #5696
2019 State Rank: #69
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 36.4
Dynasty National Rank: #754
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 49
Dynasty Record: 123-53-1 (44-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 2-8
2018 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (7th)
2018 Points For Average: 11.7
2018 Points Against Average: 30.8
2018 Differential: -19.1
2018 Wins: #8194 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (21-20), #8428 Hamden (35-26)
2018 Losses: #30 Greenwich (38-7), #788 Shelton (38-7), #1151 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (34-0), #2281 North Haven (49-14), #3447 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (26-13), #3515 West Haven (39-14), #4117 Notre Dame (West Haven) (21-6), #5443 East Haven (17-0)
2018 Opponents W-L: 70-37
Recent State Championships: 2014 (LL-Small), 2012 (LL), 2011 (LL), 2010 (LL), 2005 (LL)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West), 2011 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West), 2010 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West), 2009 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West), 2005 (SCC Division I West), 2004 (SCC Division I West)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/13 at Norwich Free Academy (Norwich), 9/20 at Fitch (Groton), 9/27 at New London, 10/5 Hamden, 10/11 at Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 10/25 Shelton, 11/1 at Notre Dame (West Haven), 11/8 Hand [Daniel] (Madison), 11/15 North Haven, 11/22 West Haven
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hand [Daniel] (Madison) (39.7), Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (20.6), Shelton (11)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hamden (-29.6), Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (-12), Fitch (Groton) (-11.2)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1879
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2019 Projected League Finish: 7th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%