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GENERAL
Nickname: Ramblers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Matt Yascko
League: Greater Middlesex - White
Playoff Division: Central Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2015 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Da'Avian Ellington 5'10" 185 Senior TB/SS 4.8
Justin Taylor 6'1" 215 Senior TE/LB 4.7
Farhan Khan 5'10" 225 G/DT 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Every Key Player Returns, Many Players Who Were Forced Into Playing Time Last Season Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Size On Lines, No Game-Breaker

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -16.5
2015 National Rank: #11329
2015 State Rank: #291
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -6
2016 National Rank: #9235
2016 State Rank: #247
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 12
Dynasty National Rank: #4338
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18
Dynasty Record: 92-49 (58-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 1-9
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-7 (tied for 8th)
2015 Points For Average: 10.8
2015 Points Against Average: 25.2
2015 Differential: -14.4
2015 Wins: #3797 Colonia (14-6)
2015 Losses: #4360 New Brunswick (35-6), #5031 Woodbridge (28-6), #5875 South Plainfield (25-20), #6067 St. Joseph (Metuchen) (50-20), #6917 Long Branch (14-7), #8030 Bishop Ahr [George] (Edison) (34-14), #8845 North Plainfield (35-14), #10268 Perth Amboy (18-7), #10880 Kennedy Memorial [John F.] (Iselin) (7-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 45-56
Recent Section Championships: 2012 (Central II), 2007 (Central II)
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st; Greater Middlesex White)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 Stevens [John P.] (Edison), 9/16 at Kennedy Memorial [John F.] (Iselin), 9/23 North Brunswick, 10/7 Colonia, 10/14 at Woodbridge, 10/21 South Plainfield, 10/29 at St. Joseph (Metuchen), 11/4 at Rumson-Fair Haven (Rumson), 11/24 at Perth Amboy
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Rumson-Fair Haven (Rumson) (34.8), St. Joseph (Metuchen) (6.1), Colonia (5.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy Memorial [John F.] (Iselin) (-18.4), Stevens [John P.] (Edison) (-9.9), Perth Amboy (-6.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.2 (3.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #189
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7200
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 6th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%