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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%