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GENERAL
Nickname: Canucks
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Mark Ciccotelli
League: Mid-State 38 - Raritan
Playoff Division: Central Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Cherasaro Senior QB
Brandon Smith Junior WR/DB
Jesse Knight Senior OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -3.8
2015 National Rank: #8845
2015 State Rank: #232
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -7.3
2016 National Rank: #9504
2016 State Rank: #254
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 4.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6674
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.9
Dynasty Record: 70-59 (33-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 2-8
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2015 Points For Average: 17.4
2015 Points Against Average: 26.5
2015 Differential: -9.1
2015 Wins: #5875 South Plainfield (28-14), #11329 Carteret (35-14)
2015 Losses: #1043 Cranford (50-8), #3719 Delaware Valley (Frenchtown) (21-7), #5111 Summit (39-21), #5245 Voorhees (Glen Gardner) (28-21), #5642 Bernards (Bernardsville) (23-14), #6247 Warren Hills Regional (Washington) (26-7), #7624 Governor Livingston (Berkeley Heights) (24-13), #8629 Somerville (26-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 57-46
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Mid-State 39 - West B), 2008 (Skyland - Raritan), 2004 (Mountain Valley- Mountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/12/15 Carteret (35-14), 11/26/15 South Plainfield (28-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 Delaware Valley (Frenchtown), 9/16 at Somerville, 9/23 Governor Livingston (Berkeley Heights), 9/30 at Cranford, 10/7 Voorhees (Glen Gardner), 10/21 Summit, 10/28 at Johnson [Arthur L.] (Clark), 11/5 at Rahway, 11/24 at South Plainfield
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cranford (27.3), Summit (14), Johnson [Arthur L.] (Clark) (11.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: South Plainfield (-0.7), Governor Livingston (Berkeley Heights) (0.2), Somerville (2.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7 (8.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #109
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5131
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2016 Projected League Finish: 6th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%