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GENERAL
Nickname: Ridgers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Duke Mendez
League: North Jersey Super - National Red (moving from Super Essex - Independence)
Playoff Division: North II Group 1
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Weber-Zazzu 6'0" 180 Senior SS/SB
Owen Fincher 5'11" 175 Senior TE/OLB
Matt Myles 6'1" 185 Senior QB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OLB, DBs, WRs/QB
Team Weaknesses: Lines

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -2.4
2015 National Rank: #8514
2015 State Rank: #220
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: -1.9
2016 National Rank: #8277
2016 State Rank: #226
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -1.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8655
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 69-59 (43-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 19.1
2015 Points Against Average: 15.5
2015 Differential: +3.6
2015 Wins: #7438 Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark) (7-0), #11340 Central (Newark) (48-22), #12802 Morristown-Beard (Morristown) (36-6), #13185 Belleville (30-6), #14270 East Side (Newark) (53-0)
2015 Losses: #2275 Verona (31-6), #3935 Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) (13-0), #4587 Hoboken (36-0), #5595 Montclair Kimberley Academy (Montclair) (27-11), #7230 Barringer (Newark) (14-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 58-47
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; Super Essex - Independence), 2010 (Super Essex - Independence)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 at Butler, 9/17 Newark Collegiate Academy (Newark), 9/24 Montclair Kimberley Academy (Montclair), 9/30 at Cedar Grove, 10/8 at Verona, 10/15 Weequahic (Newark), 10/22 Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark), 10/29 at Immaculate Conception (Montclair), 11/5 Hoboken
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Verona (25.8), Hoboken (18.9), Cedar Grove (8.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Immaculate Conception (Montclair) (-47.1), Newark Collegiate Academy (Newark) (-11), Weequahic (Newark) (-1.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.2 (-2.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #198
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7734
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%