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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Pat Tirico
League: North Jersey - Colonial A
Playoff Division: North I Group 2
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Smith 6'1.5" 195 Senior LB/TE 4.92
Fernando Almonte 6'2.5" 180 Senior QB/SS 4.60
Ryan Luna 6'2.5" 190 Senior WR/S 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, LB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -7.9
2011 National Rank: #9911
2011 State Rank: #265
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: -11.4
2012 National Rank: #10616
2012 State Rank: #281
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -1.1
Dynasty National Rank: #8597
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.3
Dynasty Record: 51-40 (26-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 24.1
2011 Points Against Average: 17.6
2011 Differential: +6.5
2011 Wins: #10610 Queen of Peace (North Arlington) (31-12), #12602 Elmwood Park (41-13), #12847 Saunders Trades & Tech (Yonkers, NY) (37-0), #13071 North Arlington (40-0), #13781 Manchester Regional (Haledon) (54-12)
2011 Losses: #4797 Glen Rock (27-6), #6355 Westwood (Washington Township) (47-15), #6608 Rutherford (33-8), #8739 New Milford (20-3), #9366 Garfield (12-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 42-59
Recent Section Championships: 2005 (North 2 II)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Bergen/Passaic - King)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/19/11 Manchester Regional (Haledon) (54-12)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/8 Saddle Brook, 9/14 at Garfield, 9/22 Rutherford, 9/28 at Hawthorne, 10/6 at Elmwood Park, 10/13 Glen Rock, 10/20 Manchester Regional (Haledon), 10/26 at New Milford, 11/3 at Bogota
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Saddle Brook (21.8), Hawthorne (18.2), Rutherford (14.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Manchester Regional (Haledon) (-33), Elmwood Park (-15.8), Garfield (-12.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #224
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7735
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%