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GENERAL
Nickname: Ridgers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Duke Mendez
League: Super Essex - Independence (moving from Super Essex - Colonial)
Playoff Division: North II Group 1
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Schwern Senior DB/RB
Jack Topping Senior OL/DL
Lorenzo Lambiase Senior DB/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, LB
Team Weaknesses: Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -6.2
2013 National Rank: #9402
2013 State Rank: #234
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -8.7
2014 National Rank: #9901
2014 State Rank: #252
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -0.6
Dynasty National Rank: #8450
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.1
Dynasty Record: 59-49 (37-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 23.2
2013 Points Against Average: 33.7
2013 Differential: -10.5
2013 Wins: #9441 St. Anthony (Jersey City) (21-14), #12258 East Side (Newark) (50-6), #12617 Montclair Kimberley Academy (Montclair) (48-27), #12699 Immaculate Conception (Montclair) (48-12)
2013 Losses: #1895 Weequahic (Newark) (60-0), #3959 Cedar Grove (46-0), #5432 Verona (42-13), #5488 Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark) (33-21), #5488 Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark) (50-24), #8237 Central (Newark) (47-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 56-51
Recent League Championships: 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/13 Montclair Kimberley Academy (Montclair), 9/20 Hudson Catholic (Jersey City), 9/27 at Verona, 10/3 Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark), 10/10 at Belleville, 10/17 at East Side (Newark), 10/25 Barringer (Newark), 11/1 Central (Newark), 11/8 at Immaculate Conception (Montclair)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Verona (17), Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark) (15.8), Central (Newark) (-1.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Barringer (Newark) (-38.5), Belleville (-34.6), East Side (Newark) (-25)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7 (1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #98
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11349
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%