Union City (NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Soaring Eagles Coach: Wilber Valdez League: Hudson County - National Playoff Division: North I Group 5 Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Steven Gonzalez 6'4" 310 Senior OL/DT 4.95 [Penn State] Daiquan Kelly 6'2.5" 210 Senior WR/ATH 4.53 [Syracuse] Johnathan Castellano 5'9" 180 Senior ATH 4.54 ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT Tamaine Boyd 6'0" 225 Senior FB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior-Heavy, Experience RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 31.8 2013 National Rank: #1578 2013 State Rank: #31 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.6 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7 2014 Starting Power Rating: 44.6 2014 National Rank: #412 2014 State Rank: #7 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 13.7 Dynasty National Rank: #3793 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 32.2 Dynasty Record: 37-26 [38-25 on the field] (21-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 8-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2013 Points For Average: 43.7 2013 Points Against Average: 16.2 2013 Differential: +27.5 2013 Wins: #3822 West Orange (32-21), #4402 Hoboken (41-7), #5488 Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark) (39-12), #5973 North Bergen (68-27), #9209 Memorial (West New York) (56-7), #9441 St. Anthony (Jersey City) (33-0), #12488 Ferris (Jersey City) (65-0), #13305 Kearny (56-0) 2013 Losses: #214 St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City) (48-12), #376 Montclair (40-35), #4983 Bayonne (forfeit) 2013 Opponents W-L: 68-50 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/5/14 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (48-24) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/5 vs Seton Hall Prep (West Orange), 9/20 at Montclair, 9/26 Bayonne, 10/3 Lincoln (Jersey City), 10/10 at North Bergen, 10/17 at Memorial (West New York), 10/31 at Ferris (Jersey City), 11/7 Kearny Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Montclair (46.8), Lincoln (Jersey City) (23.6), Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (21) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Kearny (-30.2), Ferris (Jersey City) (-12.8), Memorial (West New York) (-5.4) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 (13.2 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.1 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 38% |