St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, NJ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Green Knights
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Augie Hoffmann
League: Big North - United
Playoff Division: Non-Public Group 4
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2014 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Louis Acceus 6'1" 205 Junior LB/RB
J.T. Giles-Harris 5'11" 190 Senior DB/WR
Ibn Foster 6'2" 320 Senior DT

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Abdoul Kouyate 6'2" 240 Senior WDE

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tommy Hatton 6'3" 280 Senior OL
Joe Giles-Harris 6'2" 210 Senior LB
Benson Israel 6'2" 315 Senior OL
R.J. Edwards 6'1" 225 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: WR Inexperience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 57.1
2014 National Rank: #135
2014 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.6
2015 Starting Power Rating: 54
2015 National Rank: #187
2015 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 50.1
Dynasty National Rank: #38
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 111-28 (26-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 29.7
2014 Points Against Average: 21.8
2014 Differential: +7.9
2014 Wins: #24 Paramus Catholic (Paramus) (27-0), #31 St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, PA) (47-29), #137 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) (10-6), #150 McDonogh (Owings Mills, MD) (31-18), #800 DePaul (Wayne) (35-17), #1474 Northern Valley (Old Tappan) (42-0), #2003 Camden Catholic (Cherry Hill) (45-32), #3483 Wayne Hills (Wayne) (42-15)
2014 Losses: #3 St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) (42-0), #67 Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank) (44-14), #80 Bergen Catholic (Oradell) (37-34)
2014 Opponents W-L: 95-32
Recent Section Championships: 2013 (Non-Public III), 2012 (Non-Public III), 2011 (Non-Public III), 2009 (Non-Public III), 2008 (Non-Public III), 2005 (Non-Public III), 2004 (Non-Public III), 2003 (Non-Public III)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st), 2009 (North Jersey Tri-County C), 2004 (tied for 1st; NNJIL C)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 11/28/14 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) (10-6), 9/5/15 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) (17-7), 9/12/15 St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) (22-20), 9/18/15 DePaul (Wayne) (20-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/5 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey), 9/12 St. Edward (Lakewood, OH), 9/18 at DePaul (Wayne), 9/26 Eastern Christian Academy (Elkton, MD), 10/2 at IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL), 10/10 at St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, PA), 10/17 at Bergen Catholic (Oradell), 11/7 at Paramus Catholic (Paramus)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) (95.6), Bergen Catholic (Oradell) (72.1), Paramus Catholic (Paramus) (71.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Eastern Christian Academy (Elkton, MD) (41.6), Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) (56.1), St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, PA) (56.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 52.5 (51.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 65.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%