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GENERAL
Nickname: Comets
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Benjie Wimberly
League: North Jersey Super - Liberty Red (moving from Big North - Freedom)
Playoff Division: North I Group 5
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Marcus Gaspard 6'2" 190 Senior SS/RB 4.55
Eli Fields 6'6" 290 Senior T/DT 5.1
Nadir Pineda 6'4" 265 Senior G/DT 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Fast/Athletic, Outstanding Special Teams
Team Weaknesses: Young DBs

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 26
2015 National Rank: #2411
2015 State Rank: #52
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 23.4
2016 National Rank: #2725
2016 State Rank: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 13.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4009
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.3
Dynasty Record: 75-62 (37-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 28.3
2015 Points Against Average: 10.7
2015 Differential: +17.6
2015 Wins: #2544 Ridgewood (28-27), #5799 Clifton (33-24), #6270 Bloomfield (21-0), #7111 Kennedy [John F.] (Paterson) (41-0), #7777 Eastside (Paterson) (28-0), #8628 Fair Lawn (26-0), #9155 Teaneck (48-0), #10925 Passaic (50-3)
2015 Losses: #982 Passaic County Tech (Wayne) (10-7), #982 Passaic County Tech (Wayne) (20-0), #1251 Pascack Valley (Hillsdale) (34-29)
2015 Opponents W-L: 60-53-2
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Big North - Freedom), 2014 (Big North - Freedom), 2012 (Big North - Freedom), 2004 (NNJIL A), 2003 (NNJIL B)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/26/15 Teaneck (48-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 at Ridgewood, 9/16 North Bergen, 9/24 at Kennedy [John F.] (Paterson), 9/30 Bergen Tech (Hackensack), 10/7 at Passaic County Tech (Wayne), 10/14 Eastside (Paterson), 10/28 at Passaic, 11/4 at Clifton, 11/24 Teaneck
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Passaic County Tech (Wayne) (42), Ridgewood (26.4), Clifton (16)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Passaic (-15.2), North Bergen (-13), Bergen Tech (Hackensack) (-10.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8 (14.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #167
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6620
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%