Delaware Valley (Frenchtown, NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Terriers Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Mike Columbo League: Mid-State 38 - Mountain Playoff Division: Central Group 2 Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2014 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ethan Kendzulak 6'3" 280 Senior OL/DL Corey Shedlock 5'9" 170 Senior RB/DB Derek Kugelman 6'0" 215 Senior FB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: All 4 Backs In Single-Wing Offense Return, Big/Strong Lines, Entire Secondary Returns Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At C, 2 New Starting Gs RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 12.9 2014 National Rank: #4909 2014 State Rank: #108 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 17.4 2015 National Rank: #3858 2015 State Rank: #91 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 6.6 Dynasty National Rank: #6037 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.8 Dynasty Record: 78-44 (39-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 7-4 2014 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 2nd) 2014 Points For Average: 28.2 2014 Points Against Average: 19.9 2014 Differential: +8.3 2014 Wins: #5256 West Essex (North Caldwell) (21-14), #5845 Clark [Abraham] (Roselle) (28-12), #6702 Spotswood (28-14), #7355 Johnson [Arthur L.] (Clark) (21-20), #10868 Rahway (49-14), #11525 Hillside (42-12), #12984 Somerville (53-21) 2014 Losses: #2113 Rumson-Fair Haven (Rumson) (21-0), #2497 Cranford (35-18), #5845 Clark [Abraham] (Roselle) (34-29), #9839 North Plainfield (22-21) 2014 Opponents W-L: 56-61 Recent League Championships: 2011 (Mid-State 39 - West B), 2007 (Skyland - Raritan), 2003 (Skyland- Raritan) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2 Streak List: 9/11/15 Somerville (42-19), 9/18/15 West Essex (North Caldwell) (41-14) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/11 at Somerville, 9/18 at West Essex (North Caldwell), 9/25 Johnson [Arthur L.] (Clark), 10/3 at Clark [Abraham] (Roselle), 10/9 Rahway, 10/16 North Plainfield, 10/23 Cranford, 10/30 at Hillside, 11/25 at Bernards (Bernardsville) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Cranford (26.5), Clark [Abraham] (Roselle) (17.8), West Essex (North Caldwell) (5.5) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Somerville (-25.2), Hillside (-21.4), North Plainfield (-15.6) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1 (5 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #220 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8683 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5% |