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GENERAL
Nickname: Green Dragons
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Tom Dyer
League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 2
Playoff Division: LL
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2021 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Larell Biggs 6'2" 255 Junior OL/DL
Anthony Bolden 6'1" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.7
Russell Lasane 6'1" 280 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Experience, Improved Passing Game, Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Lost 3 All-State Players To Graduation, Top 2 RBs Graduated

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 9.8
2021 National Rank: #3736
2021 State Rank: #33
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -2.5
2022 National Rank: #3416
2022 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 11.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5210
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.9
Dynasty Record: 58-126-2 (20-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 8-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 24.6
2021 Points Against Average: 14.6
2021 Differential: +10
2021 Wins: #3551 West Haven (13-6), #5398 Sheehan [Mark T.] (Wallingford) (41-7), #5504 Notre Dame (West Haven) (35-12), #6754 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (14-12), #8314 Law [Jonathan] (Milford) (35-0), #8328 McMahon [Brien] (Norwalk) (40-20), #10510 Westhill (Stamford) (39-13), #10894 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (14-0)
2021 Losses: #368 Darien (46-19), #4232 North Haven (28-7), #5597 Bunnell [Frank Scott] (Stratford) (17-14)
2021 Opponents W-L: 55-58
Recent League Championships: 2021, 2008 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/9 at Norwalk, 9/16 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven), 9/23 at Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport), 9/30 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 10/14 Amity Regional (Woodbridge), 10/21 at Sheehan [Mark T.] (Wallingford), 10/28 at Branford, 11/4 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven), 11/11 at West Haven, 11/24 Notre Dame (West Haven)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Norwalk (12.9), Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (4.5), West Haven (-0.7)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (-40), Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport) (-37.5), Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (-30.1)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6 (2.5 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.4
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5032
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%