Northern Valley (Old Tappan, NJ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Knights
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brian Dunn
League: Big North - Independence
Playoff Division: North I Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #3

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Devin Fuller 6'0" 185 Senior ATH [UCLA]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 35.4
2011 National Rank: #1102
2011 State Rank: #26
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 30
2012 National Rank: #1464
2012 State Rank: #38
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 23.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1639
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8
Dynasty Record: 62-33 (29-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 30.1
2011 Points Against Average: 19.1
2011 Differential: +11
2011 Wins: #1128 Pascack Valley (Hillsdale) (34-10), #2134 Sparta (40-14), #2311 Ramapo (Franklin Lakes) (46-27), #6052 West Milford (55-7), #6565 Wayne Valley (Wayne) (34-14), #8364 Indian Hills (Oakland) (39-7), #8620 Passaic Valley (Little Falls) (34-0)
2011 Losses: #395 Wayne Hills (Wayne) (15-12), #757 Paramus Catholic (Paramus) (26-9), #1128 Pascack Valley (Hillsdale) (30-28), #2306 Paramus (20-16), #3079 Northern Valley Regional (Demarest) (59-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 74-52
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Big North IV), 2009 (North Bergen 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 Indian Hills (Oakland), 9/14 at Pascack Valley (Hillsdale), 9/21 West Milford, 9/29 at Tenafly, 10/5 Northern Valley Regional (Demarest), 10/12 at DePaul (Wayne), 10/19 at Lakeland Regional (Wanaque), 10/26 at Kennedy [John F.] (Paterson), 11/2 Teaneck
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: DePaul (Wayne) (37.5), Pascack Valley (Hillsdale) (34.8), Northern Valley Regional (Demarest) (19.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [John F.] (Paterson) (-14.2), Tenafly (1.2), Indian Hills (Oakland) (5.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2 (25.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #85
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3301
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%



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