Manalapan (Englishtown, NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Braves Colors: Red/White Coach: Ed Gurrieri League: Shore - North A Playoff Division: Central Group 5 Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2015 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS L.J. Holder 6'4" 205 Senior WR 4.5 Naim Mayfield 5'10" 180 Junior RB 4.5 Luck Corcione 6'2" 185 Junior QB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: All Skill Position Players Return Team Weaknesses: Have To Rebuild Lines RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 21.7 2015 National Rank: #3156 2015 State Rank: #69 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 25.1 2016 National Rank: #2448 2016 State Rank: #52 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 25.5 Dynasty National Rank: #1425 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.7 Dynasty Record: 99-43 (51-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 6-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2015 Points For Average: 24.8 2015 Points Against Average: 19.6 2015 Differential: +5.2 2015 Wins: #4598 Trenton Central (Trenton) (20-7), #5806 Freehold Township (Freehold) (21-20), #5866 Sayreville (Parlin) (47-27), #6187 Lacey Township (Lanoka Harbor) (40-14), #7088 Howell (Farmingdale) (42-0), #10248 Marlboro (40-0) 2015 Losses: #300 Middletown South (Middletown) (42-7), #1079 South Brunswick (Monmouth Junction) (27-21), #1894 Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank) (33-14), #2847 Middletown North (Middletown) (18-8), #4295 Freehold Boro (Freehold) (28-13) 2015 Opponents W-L: 66-50 Recent Section Championships: 2014 (Central V) Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/10 at Marlboro, 9/16 Southern Regional (Manahawkin), 9/23 at Old Bridge, 10/1 at Freehold Boro (Freehold), 10/7 Colts Neck, 10/14 at Howell (Farmingdale), 10/21 Neptune, 10/29 at Piscataway, 11/4 Freehold Township (Freehold) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Old Bridge (28.4), Piscataway (20.7), Southern Regional (Manahawkin) (15.8) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Marlboro (-1.8), Colts Neck (2.6), Howell (Farmingdale) (3.7) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5 (18.8 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #96 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4241 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13% |