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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%