Melville [Ward] (East Setauket, NY)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Chris Boltrek League: Section 11 Division I Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2021 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nick Gaffney 5'10" 185 Senior RB/SS 4.7 Dylan Moore 6'4" 235 Senior T/DL 5.1 Brody Morgan 6'1" 180 Junior WR/CB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Skill Position Depth Team Weaknesses: Youth, OL Size RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: -6.6 2021 National Rank: #7002 2021 State Rank: #179 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -25.7 2022 National Rank: #7630 2022 State Rank: #198 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 6.4 Dynasty National Rank: #6705 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.1 Dynasty Record: 78-86 (72-79 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 6-4 2021 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (4th) 2021 Points For Average: 27.7 2021 Points Against Average: 19.1 2021 Differential: +8.6 2021 Wins: #10093 Sachem North (Lake Ronkonkoma) (35-7), #10093 Sachem North (Lake Ronkonkoma) (19-18), #10715 Brentwood (35-14), #11216 Riverhead (41-0), #12541 Central Islip (13-12), #13680 Bay Shore (41-0) 2021 Losses: #3354 Whitman [Walt] (Huntington Station) (35-29), #3354 Whitman [Walt] (Huntington Station) (41-35), #5629 Floyd [William] (Mastic Beach) (37-15), #6570 Commack (27-14) 2021 Opponents W-L: 55-42 Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 9/9 at Sachem East (Farmingville), 9/16 Longwood (Middle Island), 9/24 at Commack, 9/30 Sachem North (Lake Ronkonkoma), 10/8 Riverhead, 10/15 at Floyd [William] (Mastic Beach), 10/22 at Whitman [Walt] (Huntington Station), 10/28 Patchogue-Medford (Medford) Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Whitman [Walt] (Huntington Station) (-10.2), Floyd [William] (Mastic Beach) (-14.2), Commack (-18.8) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Patchogue-Medford (Medford) (-47.4), Riverhead (-46), Sachem East (Farmingville) (-44.2) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.3 (-15.5 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.7 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #285 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9651 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2022 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%