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GENERAL
Nickname: Stateliners
Colors: Garnet/Gray
Coach: Ryan Ditze
League: Mid-State 39 - Delaware (moving from Mid-State 39 - West A)
Playoff Division: North II Group 4
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jarrett Williams 6'1" 250 Senior OL/DL
Dajuan Lee 6'0" 235 Senior RB/LB
Alex Martin 5'10" 185 Senior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front, Senior Class Leadership
Team Weaknesses: QB, OL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 19.5
2011 National Rank: #3387
2011 State Rank: #84
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 19.8
2012 National Rank: #3010
2012 State Rank: #68
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 31.6
Dynasty National Rank: #599
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 82-19 (44-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 23.8
2011 Points Against Average: 21
2011 Differential: +2.8
2011 Wins: #5519 Hillsborough (28-14), #6315 Montgomery (Skillman) (31-21), #6345 North Hunterdon (Annandale) (27-14), #6431 Perth Amboy (41-24), #7408 Ridge (Basking Ridge) (32-7), #7645 Plainfield (27-26), #7640 Bridgewater-Raritan (Bridgewater) (31-28)
2011 Losses: #362 Easton (PA) (24-8), #1241 Hunterdon Central (Flemington) (31-0), #2253 Franklin (Somerset) (21-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 51-53
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (North 2 IV), 2008 (North 2 III), 2005 (North 2 IV)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 39 - West A), 2006 (Skyland - Delaware East), 2005 (Skyland- Delaware East), 2004 (Skyland- Delaware East), 2003 (Skyland- Delaware)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 Hillsborough, 9/15 at Franklin (Somerset), 9/22 at Westfield, 9/28 Union, 10/5 Bridgewater-Raritan (Bridgewater), 10/12 at Hunterdon Central (Flemington), 10/26 at Elizabeth, 11/2 Immaculata (Somerville), 11/22 Easton (PA)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Easton (PA) (49.7), Immaculata (Somerville) (38.6), Elizabeth (35.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bridgewater-Raritan (Bridgewater) (0.8), Hillsborough (9.7), Westfield (13.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #714
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%