Hamden Hall Country Day (Hamden, CT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Joe Linta
League: Evergreen (moving from Evergreen - Tier A)
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: NEPSAC B
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Konye Taylor 5'8" 190 RB 4.58
Michi Holley 6'1" 280 DT/G 5.1
Ian Rose 6'6" 275 T/DE 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Returns Intact, 2 Of 3 Starting LBs Returning

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -14.3
2021 National Rank: #8543
2021 State Rank: #94 (in CT)
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -26.3
2022 National Rank: #7747
2022 State Rank: #79 (in CT)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -0.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8702
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26
Dynasty Record: 92-66 (47-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 5-5
2021 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 24.8
2021 Points Against Average: 24.1
2021 Differential: +0.7
2021 Wins: #6897 Rivers (Weston, MA) (21-8), #7815 Berkshire (Sheffield, MA) (34-28), #9272 New Hampton School (New Hampton, NH) (20-15), #10530 Kingswood Oxford (West Hartford) (12-6), #11218 Albany Academy for Boys (Albany, NY) (38-33)
2021 Losses: #4875 Dexter Southfield (Brookline, MA) (21-9), #7123 Canterbury (New Milford) (21-18), #7181 St. Paul's (Concord, NH) (38-35), #7884 Capital Prep Harbor (Bridgeport) (45-41), #12603 Portsmouth Abbey (Portsmouth, RI) (26-20)
2021 Opponents W-L: 40-41
Recent League Championships: 2017 (Fairchester), 2016 (Fairchester), 2015 (tied for 1st; Fairchester), 2013 (tied for 1st; Fairchester)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/9 New York Military Academy (Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY), 9/16 Capital Prep Harbor (Bridgeport), 9/24 Wilbraham & Monson Academy (Wilbraham, MA), 10/1 at St. Paul's (Concord, NH), 10/8 at St. Luke's (New Canaan), 10/15 Albany Academy for Boys (Albany, NY), 10/22 Worcester Academy (Worcester, MA), 10/29 at Pingree (South Hamilton, MA), 11/5 at Greenwich Country Day (Greenwich), 11/12 Proctor Academy (Andover, NH)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Pingree (South Hamilton, MA) (0.9), St. Paul's (Concord, NH) (-23.3), Proctor Academy (Andover, NH) (-24.4)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Greenwich Country Day (Greenwich) (-50.4), St. Luke's (New Canaan) (-44.4), Albany Academy for Boys (Albany, NY) (-41.9)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.2
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.7
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.5
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9070
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2022 Projected League Finish: 5th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%