Newton (NJ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Braves Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Matt Parzero League: North Jersey Super - American Red (moving from Northwest Jersey - Independence) Playoff Division: North I Group 2 Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Chase Cramer 5'10" 175 Junior TB/DB 4.57 Luke Young 6'2" 180 Junior QB/DB 4.77 Scott Price 6'0" 205 Senior MLB/TE 4.85 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth At Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Size/Experience On Lines RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -16.9 2015 National Rank: #11415 2015 State Rank: #296 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2016 Starting Power Rating: -10.4 2016 National Rank: #10148 2016 State Rank: #270 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -10.4 Dynasty National Rank: #11316 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: even Dynasty Record: 39-90 (25-75 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 4-6 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th) 2015 Points For Average: 24.2 2015 Points Against Average: 28.9 2015 Differential: -4.7 2015 Wins: #11947 Kinnelon (28-20), #12802 Morristown-Beard (Morristown) (56-47), #13319 Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) (41-0), #13611 Parsippany (39-0) 2015 Losses: #5012 Hanover Park (East Hanover) (41-6), #5214 Pequannock (Pompton Plains) (28-7), #7259 Mountain Lakes (41-20), #8158 Dumont (42-13), #9948 Kittatinny Regional (Newton) (26-6), #11593 Whippany Park (Whippany) (44-26) 2015 Opponents W-L: 42-59 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/9 Kittatinny Regional (Newton), 9/16 at Lenape Valley (Stanhope), 9/23 Hopatcong, 9/30 at Vernon, 10/7 at Lakeland Regional (Wanaque), 10/14 Chatham, 10/21 at Hackettstown, 10/28 Wallkill Valley (Hamburg), 11/3 at North Warren Regional (Blairstown) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lenape Valley (Stanhope) (14.2), Chatham (10.1), Lakeland Regional (Wanaque) (4.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) (-25), Vernon (-12), Kittatinny Regional (Newton) (-11.4) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.1 (-11.3 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.1 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #238 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8969 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%