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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Steve Antonucci
League: Shore - North A
Playoff Division: Central Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Taylor Hendrickson 6'2" 225 Junior TE/DT 4.90
Keith Wiley 6'2" 220 Senior OL/DE 5.00
Elijah Smith 5'10" 180 Senior SB/DB 4.45

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 16.1
2011 National Rank: #4099
2011 State Rank: #104
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 16.4
2012 National Rank: #3697
2012 State Rank: #88
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 31.9
Dynasty National Rank: #582
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.3
Dynasty Record: 92-13 (50-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 27.5
2011 Points Against Average: 18
2011 Differential: +9.5
2011 Wins: #4645 Brick Memorial (Brick) (17-14), #5443 Brick Township (Brick) (17-14), #5929 Lacey Township (Lanoka Harbor) (35-7), #6653 Howell (Farmingdale) (52-35), #7238 Middletown North (Middletown) (21-0), #9487 Freehold Township (Freehold) (27-12), #12437 Marlboro (45-8)
2011 Losses: #1906 Manalapan (Englishtown) (35-17), #3155 Northern Burlington (Columbus) (35-27), #5427 Ocean Township (Oakhurst) (20-17)
2011 Opponents W-L: 47-56
Recent Section Championships: 2006 (Central III), 2005 (North 2 III), 2004 (Central III), 2003 (Central III)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Shore - Federal), 2005 (Shore- Federal), 2004 (Shore- Federal), 2003 (Shore- Federal)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/24/11 Middletown North (Middletown) (21-0)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/14 at Brick Township (Brick), 9/21 Howell (Farmingdale), 9/28 Manalapan (Englishtown), 10/5 Manasquan, 10/12 Freehold Township (Freehold), 10/20 at Marlboro, 10/26 Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank), 11/3 at Colts Neck, 11/22 at Middletown North (Middletown)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank) (34.6), Manalapan (Englishtown) (33.6), Colts Neck (18.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Marlboro (-11.6), Freehold Township (Freehold) (-2.8), Howell (Farmingdale) (3.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1 (8.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #95
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3478
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%