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GENERAL
Nickname: Ridgers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Duke Mendez
League: Super Essex - Independence
Playoff Division: North II Group 1
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Paddy McDermott 6'0" 180 QB
Robert Spitaltta 5'11" WR/DB
Barnet Cohen 5'9" 175 LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DB, LB, WR/QB
Team Weaknesses: Lines

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -7.2
2014 National Rank: #9605
2014 State Rank: #243
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -7.7
2015 National Rank: #9607
2015 State Rank: #238
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -1.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8628
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 64-54 (40-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 25.1
2014 Points Against Average: 20.3
2014 Differential: +4.8
2014 Wins: #9781 Barringer (Newark) (28-24), #9854 Montclair Kimberley Academy (Montclair) (40-0), #11339 Immaculate Conception (Montclair) (2-0), #13415 Belleville (40-0), #14229 East Side (Newark) (58-6)
2014 Losses: #3277 Verona (38-17), #5033 Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark) (36-20), #7006 Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) (35-28), #7296 Hoboken (28-3), #9187 Central (Newark) (36-15)
2014 Opponents W-L: 53-41
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/12 at Montclair Kimberley Academy (Montclair), 9/18 at Hudson Catholic (Jersey City), 9/26 Verona, 10/2 at Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark), 10/10 Belleville, 10/17 East Side (Newark), 10/24 at Barringer (Newark), 10/30 at Central (Newark), 11/7 Morristown-Beard (Morristown)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Verona (23.3), Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) (5.6), Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark) (5.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: East Side (Newark) (-42.9), Belleville (-22), Central (Newark) (-13.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.6 (-6.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #265
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9912
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%