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GENERAL
Nickname: Mounties
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: John Fiore
League: Super Essex - American
Playoff Division: North I Group 4
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nate Crutchfield 6'2" 205 Senior QB
Sam Zeff 6'5" 275 Senior OL/DL [Massachusetts]
Michael Million 5'9" 195 RB/LB 4.45

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Julian Pinnix-Odrick 6'5" 265 Senior DE 5.00 [Rutgers]
Stephaun Marshall 6'2" 190 Senior DB 4.5 [Temple]
Avery Ellis 6'2" 235 Senior LB 4.84 [Temple]
Khalif Herbin 5'7" 155 Senior ATH 4.5 [Temple]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, QB, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 39.4
2011 National Rank: #783
2011 State Rank: #15
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 34.6
2012 National Rank: #992
2012 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 20.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2112
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.3
Dynasty Record: 62-36 (38-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 41.8
2011 Points Against Average: 10.1
2011 Differential: +31.7
2011 Wins: #436 St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City) (43-41), #1491 East Orange Campus (East Orange) (35-7), #3415 West Orange (48-24), #3415 West Orange (42-0), #5192 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (42-14), #5879 Bloomfield (51-7), #6276 Memorial (West New York) (44-0), #7693 Livingston (38-0), #8585 Irvington (50-14), #11269 Belleville (49-0), #12050 Columbia (Maplewood) (46-0)
2011 Losses: #1743 North Bergen (14-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 67-58
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2008 (NNJIL A), 2007 (tied for 1st; NNJIL A), 2005 (NNJIL B), 2004 (tied for 1st; NNJIL B)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/8 North Bergen, 9/14 at East Orange Campus (East Orange), 9/21 Nutley, 9/28 at Livingston, 10/12 at Bayonne, 10/20 at Seton Hall Prep (West Orange), 10/27 West Orange, 11/3 Columbia (Maplewood), 11/22 Bloomfield
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: East Orange Campus (East Orange) (30.6), Bayonne (22.8), North Bergen (21.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Columbia (Maplewood) (-10.7), Nutley (-3.3), Livingston (0.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9 (13 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4115
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 50%