Pope John XXIII (Sparta, NJ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brian Carlson
League: Northwest Jersey - American
Playoff Division: Non-Public Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #4

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Noah Brown 6'2" 215 Senior ATH [Ohio State]
Ryan Izzo 6'6" 210 Senior TE 4.68 [Florida State]
Noa Merritt 6'1" 240 Senior DT [Boston College]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 37.8
2013 National Rank: #948
2013 State Rank: #15
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.8
2014 Starting Power Rating: 32.8
2014 National Rank: #1240
2014 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 27.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1096
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.8
Dynasty Record: 92-25 (79-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 38.8
2013 Points Against Average: 16.8
2013 Differential: +22
2013 Wins: #1045 Sparta (31-27), #1108 Delbarton (Morristown) (14-13), #4701 Randolph (43-28), #6337 Morris Knolls (Rockaway) (69-29), #6947 Morris Hills (Rockaway) (35-3), #8750 Mount Olive (Flanders) (34-0), #10041 Bishop Ahr [George] (Edison) (53-0), #10733 High Point (Sussex) (68-13), #10954 Vernon (52-6), #11519 Montville (37-0)
2013 Losses: #15 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) (62-14), #1108 Delbarton (Morristown) (21-16)
2013 Opponents W-L: 68-56-1
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2010 (Northwest Jersey - National), 2009 (Northwest Jersey - National), 2008 (tied for 1st; Sussex County), 2006 (Sussex County), 2005 (tied for 1st; Sussex County), 2004 (Sussex County)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at DePaul (Wayne), 9/13 Paramus Catholic (Paramus), 9/20 High Point (Sussex), 9/27 Parsippany Hills (Parsippany), 10/5 at Sparta, 10/10 at Montville, 10/18 Morris Hills (Rockaway), 10/25 Chatham, 10/31 at Vernon
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Paramus Catholic (Paramus) (55.2), DePaul (Wayne) (54.3), Sparta (31.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: High Point (Sussex) (-21.9), Chatham (-21.2), Vernon (-11.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1 (17 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.6
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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