Killingly (CT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Redmen Colors: Red/White Coach: Chad Neal League: Eastern Connecticut I (moving from Eastern Connecticut III) Playoff Division: L Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2022 JV Record: 6-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Soren Rief 5'11" 215 Senior RB/LB Alexis Ortiz 6'5" 350 Senior T/DL Devin Exarhoulias 5'9" 270 Senior G/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 OL Starters Returning, Prolific RB Returns Team Weaknesses: Defensive/Skill Position Youth RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 12.1 2022 National Rank: #3360 2022 State Rank: #20 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -11.9 2023 National Rank: #4366 2023 State Rank: #27 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 16.5 Dynasty National Rank: #2542 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.6 Dynasty Record: 44-6 (14-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 11-2 2022 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st) 2022 Points For Average: 46.5 2022 Points Against Average: 18.1 2022 Differential: +28.4 2022 Wins: #4533 Bloomfield (28-22), #4899 Masuk (Monroe) (54-51), #5474 Wethersfield (34-13), #7691 Fitch (Groton) (52-19), #7913 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich) (56-6), #9010 Branford (67-0), #9938 Waterford (56-7), #10094 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (35-0), #11102 Griswold/Wheeler (Griswold) (49-6), #12473 Stonington (65-19), #13632 Montville (Oakdale) (48-0) 2022 Losses: #2078 North Haven (51-34), #8056 Windham (Willimantic) (41-26) 2022 Opponents W-L: 81-60 Recent State Championships: 2021 (M), 2017 (M) Recent League Championships: 2022 (Eastern Connecticut III), 2021 (Eastern Connecticut III), 2018 (Eastern Connecticut II), 2017 (Eastern Connecticut III), 2016 (Eastern Connecticut III), 2015 (tied for 1st; Eastern Connecticut - Small), 2011 (tied for 1st; Eastern Connecticut - Small), 2009 (tied for 1st; Eastern Connecticut - Small) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 9/8 Masuk (Monroe), 9/15 at Notre Dame (West Haven), 9/21 at Windham (Willimantic), 9/29 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich), 10/13 Thames River co-op [Norwich RVT/Grasso RVT/St. Bernard] (Norwich), 10/20 Fitch (Groton), 10/27 at East Lyme, 11/3 Ledyard, 11/10 at New London, 11/23 Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (West Haven) (0), Masuk (Monroe) (-13.8), Fitch (Groton) (-33.5) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: New London (-70.8), East Lyme (-56.5), Woodstock Academy (Woodstock) (-44) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.1 (-9.5 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -36.5 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.4 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9793 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2023 Projected League Finish: 1st 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8% |