Waterbury Career Academy (Waterbury, CT)       previews home GENERAL Coach: Jonas Rousseau League: Naugatuck Valley - Brass Playoff Division: S Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Zyaire Ettson 5'10" 160 Senior DB Jiomani Vargas 5'10" 225 Senior LB Dasani Yates 6'2" 225 Senior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Physicality Team Weaknesses: Passing Game RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: -24.3 2021 National Rank: #10383 2021 State Rank: #114 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -37.8 2022 National Rank: #9832 2022 State Rank: #107 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -19.4 Dynasty National Rank: #13066 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.4 Dynasty Record: 24-26 (16-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 5-5 2021 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (2nd) 2021 Points For Average: 22.1 2021 Points Against Average: 16.7 2021 Differential: +5.4 2021 Wins: #10525 Crosby (Waterbury) (20-13), #11631 Wolcott (32-18), #13041 St. Paul Catholic (Bristol) (38-8), #13179 Wilby (Waterbury) (38-0), #13179 Wilby (Waterbury) (52-0) 2021 Losses: #5409 Ansonia (27-8), #6809 Holy Cross (Waterbury) (42-12), #7894 Seymour (23-7), #10274 Watertown (22-8), #12292 Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury) (14-6) 2021 Opponents W-L: 46-58 Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 2 Streak List: 11/18/21 St. Paul Catholic (Bristol) (38-8), 11/23/21 Wilby (Waterbury) (52-0) SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 9/9 at Wolcott, 9/16 at Derby, 9/22 St. Paul Catholic (Bristol), 10/1 at Holy Cross (Waterbury), 10/7 Crosby (Waterbury), 10/20 Oxford, 10/28 Naugatuck, 11/4 at Kennedy [John F.] (Waterbury), 11/11 Gilbert-Northwestern Regional/Housatonic (Winsted), 11/23 at Wilby (Waterbury) Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Naugatuck (-17.4), Holy Cross (Waterbury) (-18.3), Gilbert-Northwestern Regional/Housatonic (Winsted) (-21.5) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Derby (-72.4), Wilby (Waterbury) (-69.6), St. Paul Catholic (Bristol) (-65.1) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.6 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -48.1 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.5 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #147 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12824 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%