| Newton South (Newton, MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Blue/Orange Coach: Ted Dalicandro League: Dual County - Thorpe (moving from Dual County) Playoff Division: 1 Playoff Division Rank: #28 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2022 JV Record: 3-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Graham Tonkonogy 5'10" 180 Senior WR/FS 4.5 Jaylon Phifer 6'0" 225 Senior DE 4.6 Will Cotter 6'2" 225 Senior TE/LB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Lines, Physicality RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -6.6 2022 National Rank: #7075 2022 State Rank: #156 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -33.6 2023 National Rank: #8395 2023 State Rank: #174 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -10.5 Dynasty National Rank: #8406 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.3 Dynasty Record: 21-29 (7-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 5-6 2022 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (7th) 2022 Points For Average: 18.4 2022 Points Against Average: 21.1 2022 Differential: -2.7 2022 Wins: #6197 Lowell (14-0), #7673 Acton-Boxborough (Acton) (33-7), #9594 Wayland (13-0), #10617 Brookline (35-25), #11826 Boston Latin (Boston) (35-8) 2022 Losses: #2123 Bedford (49-13), #3212 Westford Academy (Westford) (34-21), #3765 Concord-Carlisle (Concord) (27-13), #4345 Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (32-12), #5203 Waltham (37-7), #7585 Winchester (13-6) 2022 Opponents W-L: 49-72 Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 9/8 vs Winchester, 9/14 Brookline, 9/22 at Hopkinton, 9/28 vs Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge), 10/6 Concord-Carlisle (Concord), 10/13 Bedford, 10/19 Waltham, 10/27 Wayland, 11/23 at Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Bedford (2.1), Hopkinton (-8.5), Concord-Carlisle (Concord) (-13.9) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Brookline (-50.2), Wayland (-43.4), Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge) (-42.9) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.7 (-4.5 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.3 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #163 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7156 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2023 Projected League Finish: 4th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |