Lenape Valley (Stanhope, NJ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Blue/Red Coach: Don Smolyn League: Northwest Jersey - Freedom Playoff Division: North I Group 2 Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jim Braun 6'2" 235 TE/MLB Matt Hill 6'3" 305 T Nick Rafferty 6'2" 215 RB/OLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: RB, Defensive Front, Kicking Game Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 17.2 2011 National Rank: #3864 2011 State Rank: #100 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 13.5 2012 National Rank: #4349 2012 State Rank: #112 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 16 Dynasty National Rank: #3120 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3 Dynasty Record: 66-31 (54-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 9-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 29.9 2011 Points Against Average: 13.6 2011 Differential: +16.3 2011 Wins: #5848 Chatham (28-17), #6928 Hackettstown (31-9), #7550 Pascack Hills (Montvale) (31-7), #9055 Hanover Park (East Hanover) (20-6), #9701 Kittatinny Regional (Newton) (42-14), #10309 Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) (31-2), #12025 Newton (31-6), #12763 Morris Catholic (Denville) (44-0), #13407 Parsippany (35-6) 2011 Losses: #795 Madison (35-28), #1201 West Essex (North Caldwell) (48-8) 2011 Opponents W-L: 58-57 Recent League Championships: 2009 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/7 at Hackettstown, 9/14 Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge), 9/21 Sussex County Tech (Sparta), 10/5 Parsippany, 10/12 at Newton, 10/19 Madison, 10/26 at Dover, 10/28 Kittatinny Regional (Newton), 11/2 at Hanover Park (East Hanover) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Madison (42.1), Hackettstown (3.3), Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge) (3.2) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Sussex County Tech (Sparta) (-47.5), Parsippany (-24.7), Newton (-19.1) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.2 (2.7 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.3 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #271 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9577 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%