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GENERAL
Nickname: Big Red
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Tyler Whitley
League: Founders
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: NEPSAC A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2022 JV Record: 2-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Andre Crews 5'9" 190 Senior RB/DB 4.4
Braden MacDonald 6'7" 245 Senior TE/DE 4.8
Mike Pangaro 6'0" 175 Senior ATH/DB 4.65

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Charlie Symonds 6'7" 285 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Depth, DBs
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Only 3 Returning Offensive Starters

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 5.5
2022 National Rank: #4477
2022 State Rank: #27 (in CT)
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2023 Starting Power Rating: -20.7
2023 National Rank: #5964
2023 State Rank: #43 (in CT)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 14.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2920
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.8
Dynasty Record: 22-11 (16-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 4-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2022 Points For Average: 23.4
2022 Points Against Average: 20.3
2022 Differential: +3.1
2022 Wins: #5813 Phillips Academy (Andover, MA) (41-21), #7310 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (38-12), #7992 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (42-7), #9752 Kent School (Kent) (48-0)
2022 Losses: #931 Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH) (18-15), #1380 Loomis Chaffee (Windsor) (42-0), #1551 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (35-0), #2579 Avon Old Farms (Avon) (27-3)
2022 Opponents W-L: 34-34
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; Erickson), 2011 (tied for 1st; Erickson)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/12/22 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (38-12)

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 9/23 Loomis Chaffee (Windsor), 9/30 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY), 10/7 Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH), 10/14 at Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford), 10/21 at Avon Old Farms (Avon), 10/28 Kent School (Kent), 11/4 Cheshire Academy (Cheshire), 11/11 at Hotchkiss (Lakeville)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Avon Old Farms (Avon) (17.6), Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (9.3), Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH) (7.7)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Kent School (Kent) (-48.4), Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (-33.1), Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (-31.7)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.2
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.1
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3127
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2023 Projected League Finish: 4th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%