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GENERAL
Nickname: Hillbillies
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Lou Racioppe
League: Super Essex - Colonial (moving from Super Essex - Independence)
Playoff Division: North II Group 1
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 2.4
2011 National Rank: #7356
2011 State Rank: #208
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +3.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 4.8
2012 National Rank: #6469
2012 State Rank: #174
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 14.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3401
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 70-28 (37-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 21.1
2011 Points Against Average: 19.2
2011 Differential: +1.9
2011 Wins: #9251 Dayton [Jonathan] (Springfield) (28-14), #9588 Glen Ridge (14-6), #9897 Central (Newark) (27-18), #12481 Immaculate Conception (Montclair) (35-7), #13269 Newark Academy (Livingston) (32-15)
2011 Losses: #2252 Cedar Grove (33-29), #2738 Weequahic (Newark) (15-14), #3853 Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell) (35-20), #4547 Montclair Kimberley Academy (Montclair) (35-0), #4605 Orange (14-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 59-47
Recent Section Championships: 2008 (North 2 I)
Recent League Championships: 2006 (Colonial Hills - Colonial), 2005 (tied for 1st; Colonial Hills- Colonial)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/14 at Hoboken, 9/22 Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark), 9/29 Central (Newark), 10/6 at Montclair Kimberley Academy (Montclair), 10/12 Glen Ridge, 10/19 at Cedar Grove, 10/26 at Weequahic (Newark), 11/3 East Side (Newark), 11/22 Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Grove (35.4), Weequahic (Newark) (22.9), Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell) (17.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: East Side (Newark) (-24.4), Central (Newark) (-7.8), Glen Ridge (-6.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #154
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5305
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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