Middletown North (Middletown, NJ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Steve Bush League: Shore - North A Playoff Division: Central Group 4 Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2013 JV Record: 4-4-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Chad Freshnock 6'0" 205 Junior RB/LB Troy Thompson 6'1" 205 Senior OLB/TE Jordan Pitts 5'11" 165 Senior WR/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Balanced Offense Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 0 2013 National Rank: #7880 2013 State Rank: #187 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 0.2 2014 National Rank: #7603 2014 State Rank: #181 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 4.2 Dynasty National Rank: #6780 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.7 Dynasty Record: 35-74 (26-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 3-7 2013 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2013 Points For Average: 21 2013 Points Against Average: 30.9 2013 Differential: -9.9 2013 Wins: #8452 Howell (Farmingdale) (51-33), #11483 Freehold Township (Freehold) (33-0), #11995 Marlboro (41-12) 2013 Losses: #1101 Manalapan (Englishtown) (42-14), #2810 Colts Neck (52-0), #3052 Old Bridge (35-8), #3552 Brick Memorial (Brick) (29-3), #3777 South Brunswick (Monmouth Junction) (28-21), #5016 Nottingham (Hamilton) (35-33), #5609 Middletown South (Middletown) (43-6) 2013 Opponents W-L: 61-45 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/5 Freehold Boro (Freehold), 9/12 at Perth Amboy, 9/19 Marlboro, 10/2 at Manalapan (Englishtown), 10/10 at Ocean Township (Oakhurst), 10/17 Howell (Farmingdale), 10/31 at North Brunswick, 11/7 at Freehold Township (Freehold), 11/27 Middletown South (Middletown) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Manalapan (Englishtown) (33.5), Ocean Township (Oakhurst) (21.2), Middletown South (Middletown) (10.4) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Marlboro (-27.4), Perth Amboy (-23.5), Freehold Boro (Freehold) (-12.6) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12 (10.5 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.3 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.3 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%