Cedar Grove (NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Ed Sadloch League: Super Essex - Colonial (moving from Super Essex - Independence) Playoff Division: North II Group 1 Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2011 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ben Schumacher 6'2.5" 240 Senior MLB/FB 4.80 Joe Slattery 6'1" 170 Junior QB 4.70 Paul Rufo 5'9" 165 Junior WR/FS 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 25.9 2011 National Rank: #2252 2011 State Rank: #51 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4 2012 Starting Power Rating: 31.4 2012 National Rank: #1304 2012 State Rank: #31 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 17.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2783 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.1 Dynasty Record: 77-22 (42-5 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 10-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 29.2 2011 Points Against Average: 18.7 2011 Differential: +10.5 2011 Wins: #2738 Weequahic (Newark) (32-20), #2738 Weequahic (Newark) (34-21), #3992 New Providence (20-14), #4547 Montclair Kimberley Academy (Montclair) (29-21), #5038 Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark) (27-13), #7357 Verona (33-29), #9588 Glen Ridge (41-0), #9897 Central (Newark) (46-16), #12481 Immaculate Conception (Montclair) (53-24), #13269 Newark Academy (Livingston) (2-0) 2011 Losses: #3853 Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell) (24-0), #4605 Orange (42-33) 2011 Opponents W-L: 73-54 Recent Section Championships: 2011 (North 2 I), 2009 (North 2 I), 2007 (North 2 I), 2004 (North 2 I) Recent League Championships: 2011 (Super Essex - Independence), 2009 (Super Essex - Independence), 2008 (Colonial Hills - Hills), 2007 (Colonial Hills - Hills), 2006 (Colonial Hills - Hills), 2005 (tied for 1st; Colonial Hills- Hills), 2004 (Colonial Hills- Hills) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 4 Streak List: 11/5/11 Central (Newark) (46-16), 11/11/11 Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark) (27-13), 11/19/11 New Providence (20-14), 12/3/11 Weequahic (Newark) (34-21) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/7 Ferris (Jersey City), 9/14 Hoboken, 9/15 at Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell), 9/22 at Montclair Kimberley Academy (Montclair), 9/28 East Side (Newark), 10/6 at Glen Ridge, 10/12 Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark), 10/19 Verona, 10/27 at Central (Newark), 11/3 at Weequahic (Newark) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Weequahic (Newark) (22.9), Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell) (17.2), Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark) (14.1) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: East Side (Newark) (-24.4), Ferris (Jersey City) (-14.2), Central (Newark) (-7.8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.5 (8.2 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #196 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6609 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 69% |