Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington, NJ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Coach: Dave Caldwell
League: West Jersey - Patriot
Playoff Division: Central Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #8

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Drew Wiley 6'2" 215 Senior LB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 11
2014 National Rank: #5345
2014 State Rank: #123
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.2
2015 Starting Power Rating: 2.4
2015 National Rank: #7242
2015 State Rank: #172
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -7.1
Dynasty National Rank: #10449
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.5
Dynasty Record: 47-64 (25-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 31.2
2014 Points Against Average: 12.1
2014 Differential: +19.1
2014 Wins: #6393 Burlington Township (Burlington) (35-13), #7247 Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (26-0), #7826 Northern Burlington (Columbus) (15-13), #10372 Ewing (Trenton) (28-20), #10682 Lawrence (Lawrenceville) (41-0), #11647 Willingboro (42-0), #12610 Delran (42-6), #12950 Hightstown (55-12)
2014 Losses: #2909 Allentown (38-14), #4436 Ocean Township (Oakhurst) (19-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 42-60
Recent Section Championships: 2013 (Central III)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st; West Jersey - Valley), 2008 (Colonial Valley - Patriot), 2006 (tied for 1st; Colonial Valley - Patriot)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Hightstown (41-19)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/11 Burlington Township (Burlington), 9/18 at Hightstown, 9/26 at Lawrence (Lawrenceville), 10/2 Notre Dame (Lawrenceville), 10/9 at Willingboro, 10/16 at Delran, 10/23 Ewing (Trenton), 10/30 at Allentown, 11/6 Northern Burlington (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Allentown (24.4), Burlington Township (Burlington) (3.4), Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Delran (-25.9), Hightstown (-17.1), Willingboro (-15.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.2 (-2.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #261
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9811
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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