| Hackensack (NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Comets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Benjie Wimberly League: Big North - Freedom Playoff Division: North I Group 5 Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2012 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS James Alston 6'7" 290 Senior OL/T 4.99 Elijah Johnson 6'1" 185 Senior DB/WR 4.50 Jalen Wheeler 6'2" 210 Senior QB/LB 4.68 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Four OL Return, Two Experienced QBs, Excellent Depth At WR Team Weaknesses: Replacing All Three LBs, Replacing Both DEs, Game Experience On Defense RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 5.7 2012 National Rank: #6589 2012 State Rank: #174 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2013 Starting Power Rating: 7.9 2013 National Rank: #5772 2013 State Rank: #156 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 7.8 Dynasty National Rank: #5785 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.4 Dynasty Record: 24-28 (12-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 5-5 2012 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st) 2012 Points For Average: 21.5 2012 Points Against Average: 21.5 2012 Differential: 0 2012 Wins: #3534 Ridgewood (27-21), #8902 Kennedy [John F.] (Paterson) (35-12), #9836 Clifton (26-20), #10258 Fair Lawn (33-12), #11109 Passaic (33-8) 2012 Losses: #58 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) (42-8), #1814 Wayne Hills (Wayne) (35-0), #5045 Passaic County Tech (Wayne) (32-27), #5732 Teaneck (26-20), #8041 Eastside (Paterson) (7-6) 2012 Opponents W-L: 44-59 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2004 (NNJIL A), 2003 (NNJIL B) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/12 Fair Lawn, 9/20 Passaic County Tech (Wayne), 9/27 at Ridgewood, 10/4 at Eastside (Paterson), 10/11 Kennedy [John F.] (Paterson), 10/18 at Clifton, 11/1 at Passaic, 11/8 at Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey), 11/28 at Teaneck Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) (65), Ridgewood (25.6), Passaic County Tech (Wayne) (17.8) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Passaic (-20.4), Fair Lawn (-16), Kennedy [John F.] (Paterson) (-13.7) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8 (11.7 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #129 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5426 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |