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% |