| Sparta (NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Blue/White Coach: Frank Marchiano League: Northwest Jersey - American (moving from Northwest Jersey - National) Playoff Division: North I Group 3 Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2011 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jake Melville 6'1" 185 QB 4.65 Mike Boryeskne 6'3" 225 FB/LB 4.71 Dakota Aromando 6'0" 175 TB 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, QB, LB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 26.6 2011 National Rank: #2134 2011 State Rank: #48 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 29.9 2012 National Rank: #1471 2012 State Rank: #40 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 22.1 Dynasty National Rank: #1822 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9 Dynasty Record: 67-30 (52-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 9-1 2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 27.6 2011 Points Against Average: 13 2011 Differential: +14.6 2011 Wins: #1743 North Bergen (15-14), #2645 West Morris Central (Chester) (37-27), #4221 Pope John XXIII (Sparta) (13-6), #5190 Vernon (42-21), #6425 Morris Hills (Rockaway) (36-0), #6550 High Point (Sussex) (20-13), #7061 Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge) (23-6), #9839 Mount Olive (Flanders) (45-0), #11358 Montville (31-3) 2011 Losses: #1102 Northern Valley (Old Tappan) (40-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 48-56 Recent Section Championships: 2003 (North 1 II) Recent League Championships: 2011 (Northwest Jersey - National), 2008 (tied for 1st; Sussex County), 2003 (Sussex County) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/8 Bayonne, 9/14 at Mount Olive (Flanders), 9/21 at Vernon, 9/29 Morris Hills (Rockaway), 10/6 Pope John XXIII (Sparta), 10/13 High Point (Sussex), 10/19 at Montville, 10/27 Morris Knolls (Rockaway), 11/3 at Morristown Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bayonne (22.8), Morris Knolls (Rockaway) (19.3), Pope John XXIII (Sparta) (14.2) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Montville (-17.7), Mount Olive (Flanders) (-7.5), High Point (Sussex) (-4.1) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4 (13.4 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #175 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5812 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 68% |