Manalapan (Englishtown, NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Braves Colors: Red/White Coach: Ed Gurrieri League: Shore - North A Playoff Division: Central Group 5 Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2014 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Joe Sellmeyer 6'2" 285 Senior OL/DL Reily Radosevich 6'4" 260 Senior OL/DL Anthony Bassani 5'11" 190 Senior DB/WR COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Michael Caggiano 5'10" 160 Senior K STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 OL Starters Return, Talented Skill Position Players Team Weaknesses: Young Skill Position Players RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 47.9 2014 National Rank: #379 2014 State Rank: #9 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2015 Starting Power Rating: 40.4 2015 National Rank: #742 2015 State Rank: #16 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 25.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1319 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.5 Dynasty Record: 93-38 (48-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 11-1 2014 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2014 Points For Average: 37.3 2014 Points Against Average: 12.5 2014 Differential: +24.8 2014 Wins: #944 Middletown South (Middletown) (21-3), #1156 Hillsborough (28-6), #1204 South Brunswick (Monmouth Junction) (21-7), #3020 Middletown North (Middletown) (56-34), #3616 Freehold Boro (Freehold) (42-3), #3688 Old Bridge (39-14), #4347 Sayreville (Parlin) (64-28), #6057 Lacey Township (Lanoka Harbor) (42-14), #7799 Freehold Township (Freehold) (51-0), #8370 Howell (Farmingdale) (35-6), #11663 Marlboro (41-0) 2014 Losses: #67 Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank) (35-7) 2014 Opponents W-L: 69-50 Recent Section Championships: 2014 (Central V) Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 7 Streak List: 11/2/14 Freehold Boro (Freehold) (42-3), 11/7/14 Howell (Farmingdale) (35-6), 11/14/14 Old Bridge (39-14), 11/21/14 Hillsborough (28-6), 12/6/14 South Brunswick (Monmouth Junction) (21-7), 9/11/15 Marlboro (40-0), 9/18/15 Freehold Township (Freehold) (21-20) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/11 Marlboro, 9/18 Freehold Township (Freehold), 9/25 at Sayreville (Parlin), 10/2 at Middletown North (Middletown), 10/9 Lacey Township (Lanoka Harbor), 10/16 at Middletown South (Middletown), 10/23 Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank), 10/30 Freehold Boro (Freehold), 11/6 at Howell (Farmingdale) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank) (58.9), Middletown South (Middletown) (47.8), Middletown North (Middletown) (29.2) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Marlboro (-8.8), Freehold Township (Freehold) (-1.9), Lacey Township (Lanoka Harbor) (-1.3) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7 (22.8 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.9 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2231 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |