Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington, NJ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Coach: Dave Caldwell
League: West Jersey - Colonial
Playoff Division: Central Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -10.7
2010 National Rank: #10541
2010 State Rank: #274
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +6.8
2011 Starting Power Rating: -3.9
2011 National Rank: #9107
2011 State Rank: #243
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -13
Dynasty National Rank: #11626
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.1
Dynasty Record: 19-31 (13-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 3-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 16
2010 Points Against Average: 16.3
2010 Differential: -0.3
2010 Wins: #10753 Pemberton (21-12), #12398 Lawrence (Lawrenceville) (34-0), #13819 Princeton (45-0)
2010 Losses: #3226 Woodbridge (41-0), #6170 Burlington Township (Burlington) (14-0), #7220 West Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro) (40-27), #8108 Ewing (Trenton) (21-20), #9589 Cinnaminson (14-7), #9886 Northern Burlington (Columbus) (7-6), #10002 Allentown (14-0)
2010 Opponents W-L: 46-54
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Colonial Valley - Patriot), 2006 (tied for 1st; Colonial Valley - Patriot)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 9/26/11 Ewing (Trenton) (23-20), 10/1/11 Princeton (26-0), 10/6/11 Pemberton (36-14), 10/14/11 Lawrence (Lawrenceville) (41-21)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/10 at Allentown, 9/17 Northern Burlington (Columbus), 9/26 at Ewing (Trenton), 10/1 at Princeton, 10/6 Pemberton, 10/14 Lawrence (Lawrenceville), 10/22 at Burlington Township (Burlington), 10/28 at Cinnaminson, 11/5 West Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Ewing (Trenton) (12.2), Burlington Township (Burlington) (9.1), West Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro) (2.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Princeton (-33.9), Lawrence (Lawrenceville) (-20.7), Pemberton (-9.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.9 (-5.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #294
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10533
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/10 at Allentown [projection: 21-20 loss]



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