Manalapan (Englishtown, NJ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Braves
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Ed Gurrieri
League: Shore - North A
Playoff Division: Central Group 5
Playoff Division Rank: #2

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Saeed Blacknall 6'3" 210 Senior WR [Penn State]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 36.2
2013 National Rank: #1101
2013 State Rank: #18
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.9
2014 Starting Power Rating: 31.9
2014 National Rank: #1332
2014 State Rank: #26
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 23.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1596
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.6
Dynasty Record: 82-37 (42-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 35.8
2013 Points Against Average: 9
2013 Differential: +26.8
2013 Wins: #1883 Jackson Memorial (Jackson Township) (31-0), #2810 Colts Neck (48-18), #3154 Sayreville (Parlin) (34-7), #3552 Brick Memorial (Brick) (14-13), #5609 Middletown South (Middletown) (29-14), #7880 Middletown North (Middletown) (42-14), #8452 Howell (Farmingdale) (56-7), #9002 Toms River North (Toms River) (42-7), #10399 East Brunswick (42-7), #11483 Freehold Township (Freehold) (49-0), #11995 Marlboro (42-0)
2013 Losses: #708 Hunterdon Central (Flemington) (21-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 57-69
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/13 at Marlboro, 9/19 Freehold Township (Freehold), 9/27 Sayreville (Parlin), 10/2 Middletown North (Middletown), 10/11 at Lacey Township (Lanoka Harbor), 10/17 Middletown South (Middletown), 10/24 at Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank), 11/1 at Freehold Boro (Freehold), 11/7 Howell (Farmingdale)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank) (46.3), Sayreville (Parlin) (24.1), Middletown South (Middletown) (10.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Marlboro (-27.4), Freehold Boro (Freehold) (-12.6), Howell (Farmingdale) (-11.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1 (12.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%



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