| Butler (NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Jim Matsakis League: Northwest Jersey - Independence Playoff Division: North I Group 1 Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 6-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Billy White 6'6" 220 Senior DE/OL 4.70 Charles Scott 6'2" 215 Junior LB/RB 4.50 Kirn Bargemento 5'7" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.40 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 7.9 2011 National Rank: #5965 2011 State Rank: #155 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 6.2 2012 National Rank: #6125 2012 State Rank: #164 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 5.1 Dynasty National Rank: #6448 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.3 Dynasty Record: 53-43 (36-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 8-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st) 2011 Points For Average: 31.7 2011 Points Against Average: 17.5 2011 Differential: +14.2 2011 Wins: #7867 Pequannock (Pompton Plains) (59-26), #7867 Pequannock (Pompton Plains) (17-14), #8501 Hopatcong (35-29), #10028 Dover (42-33), #10191 Kinnelon (32-17), #11832 Boonton (53-7), #12674 Whippany Park (Whippany) (48-0), #12763 Morris Catholic (Denville) (35-0) 2011 Losses: #1584 Pompton Lakes (15-7), #4797 Glen Rock (17-14), #6286 Mountain Lakes (35-7) 2011 Opponents W-L: 62-52 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st; Northern Hills- Suburban) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/7 North Warren Regional (Blairstown), 9/14 at Boonton, 9/21 Whippany Park (Whippany), 9/28 at Kinnelon, 10/5 Morris Catholic (Denville), 10/12 Mountain Lakes, 10/20 at Wallkill Valley (Hamburg), 10/26 Hopatcong, 11/2 at Pequannock (Pompton Plains) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Lakes (2.8), North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (2.7), Hopatcong (-0.3) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Morris Catholic (Denville) (-26.6), Boonton (-24.9), Whippany Park (Whippany) (-13.2) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5 (-1.2 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #290 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10102 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 34% |