| West Essex (North Caldwell, NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Red/White Coach: David Drozjock League: Super Essex - Liberty Playoff Division: North II Group 2 Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2009 JV Record: 4-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tyler Fossetta 6'0" 185 Senior QB/FS Mike D'Annunzio 5'11" 175 Senior SE/C Dominic Valeriani 6'1" 275 Junior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 15.3 2009 National Rank: #4159 2009 State Rank: #102 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2010 Starting Power Rating: 9.9 2010 National Rank: #5221 2010 State Rank: #128 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 24 Dynasty National Rank: #1350 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.2 Dynasty Record: 65-14-1 (51-9-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 8-3 2009 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2009 Points For Average: 25.5 2009 Points Against Average: 16.1 2009 Differential: +9.4 2009 Wins: #5011 Nutley (31-24), #5878 Pequannock (Pompton Plains) (21-7), #6726 Columbia (Maplewood) (15-12), #10523 Millburn (38-7), #10827 Belleville (26-25), #10827 East Side (Newark) (41-0), #12769 Shabazz (Newark) (42-20), #13422 Barringer (Newark) (41-12) 2009 Losses: #703 Wayne Hills (Wayne) (42-7), #1228 Ramsey (14-11), #3466 Caldwell (West Caldwell) (14-7) 2009 Opponents W-L: 63-53 Recent Section Championships: 2007 (North 2 II), 2006 (North 2 II), 2004 (North 2 II), 2003 (North 2 II) Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008 (Iron Hills - Hills), 2007 (tied for 1st; Iron Hills - Hills) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 9/11 at Delbarton (Morristown), 9/17 Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell), 9/24 Belleville, 10/1 at Millburn, 10/8 Nutley, 10/15 at Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark), 10/22 East Side (Newark), 10/30 at Columbia (Maplewood), 11/5 Barringer (Newark), 11/12 at Rutherford Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Delbarton (Morristown) (24.3), Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell) (18.8), Rutherford (2.7) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark) (-24.2), Barringer (Newark) (-19.6), East Side (Newark) (-17.3) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.8 (5.6 overall) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #273 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10112 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2010 Projected League Finish: 1st 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% Opener: 9/11 at Delbarton (Morristown) [projection: 28-13 loss] |