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%