Kittatinny Regional (Newton, NJ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Joe Coltelli
League: North Jersey Super - American Red (moving from Northwest Jersey - Independence)
Playoff Division: North I Group 2
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2015 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Cody Romano 6'1" 205 Senior RB/WR 4.63
Nick Geimer 5'10" 160 Senior QB/DB 4.6
Josh Klimek 5'11" 185 Senior RB/LB 5.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -8.9
2015 National Rank: #9948
2015 State Rank: #260
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -11.4
2016 National Rank: #10347
2016 State Rank: #274
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -1.7
Dynasty National Rank: #8794
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 57-74 (46-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 16.7
2015 Points Against Average: 20.9
2015 Differential: -4.2
2015 Wins: #6536 North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (15-13), #11415 Newton (26-6), #11593 Whippany Park (Whippany) (28-14), #11947 Kinnelon (21-6), #13319 Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) (42-13)
2015 Losses: #4951 Lenape Valley (Stanhope) (35-14), #5037 Glen Rock (42-14), #5214 Pequannock (Pompton Plains) (17-0), #7259 Mountain Lakes (35-7), #9484 Hopatcong (28-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 54-49
Recent League Championships: 2007 (Sussex County)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 at Newton, 9/17 Dover, 9/24 Lakeland Regional (Wanaque), 9/30 at Kinnelon, 10/7 at Hopatcong, 10/14 High Point (Sussex), 10/21 at Lenape Valley (Stanhope), 10/29 Hackettstown, 11/5 at Wallkill Valley (Hamburg)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lenape Valley (Stanhope) (14.2), Lakeland Regional (Wanaque) (4.2), Hackettstown (1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: High Point (Sussex) (-25.2), Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) (-25), Kinnelon (-18.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.3 (-2.9 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #275
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10608
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%