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GENERAL
Nickname: Green Dragons
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Tom Dyer
League: Southern Connecticut - Tier 1 (moving from Southern Connecticut - Tier 2)
Playoff Division: LL
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2022 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
J.J. Gibson 6'2" 220 Senior QB/LB 4.7
Cameron Kemp 5'8" 170 RB/DB 4.5
Shawn Mills 6'0" 195 Senior RB/LB 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, 3-Year QB Starter, Large Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Lost Top 2 WRs/Top 2 DBs To Graduation, Replacing Interior OL

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 8.6
2022 National Rank: #3950
2022 State Rank: #24
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -7.1
2023 National Rank: #3626
2023 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 2.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5343
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.5
Dynasty Record: 24-18 (13-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-3
2022 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 36.7
2022 Points Against Average: 17
2022 Differential: +19.7
2022 Wins: #1695 Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (42-27), #8154 Sheehan [Mark T.] (Wallingford) (41-14), #9010 Branford (27-0), #9021 Amity Regional (Woodbridge) (54-26), #10259 Cross [Wilbur] (New Haven) (49-6), #10956 Norwalk (49-7), #11278 Hillhouse [James] (New Haven) (35-0), #12246 Harding [Warren] (Bridgeport) (63-6)
2022 Losses: #903 Greenwich (47-7), #2054 Notre Dame (West Haven) (27-14), #3027 West Haven (27-23)
2022 Opponents W-L: 61-60
Recent League Championships: 2021 (Southern Connecticut - Tier 2), 2008 (Southern Connecticut Division I - West)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 9/8 Trumbull, 9/14 at Norwich Free Academy (Norwich), 9/22 at Ludlowe (Fairfield), 9/29 Branford, 10/6 West Haven, 10/13 at Cheshire, 10/27 at Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield), 11/3 at Shelton, 11/16 North Haven, 11/23 Notre Dame (West Haven)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Fairfield College Prep (Fairfield) (8), North Haven (6), Notre Dame (West Haven) (0)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Branford (-37.3), Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (-36.7), Ludlowe (Fairfield) (-35.2)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.9 (-2.6 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.5
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3140
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2023 Projected League Finish: 6th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%