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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Frank Marchiano
League: North Jersey Super - Patriot Red (moving from Northwest Jersey - American)
Playoff Division: North I Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 15.3
2015 National Rank: #4407
2015 State Rank: #93
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 22.8
2016 National Rank: #2819
2016 State Rank: #58
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 24.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1571
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 105-38 (75-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 32.7
2015 Points Against Average: 18.3
2015 Differential: +14.4
2015 Wins: #4061 Chatham (48-13), #6608 Parsippany Hills (Parsippany) (27-22), #6918 Garfield (28-12), #9342 Morris Hills (Rockaway) (47-14), #10989 Vernon (42-0), #11660 Montville (48-8), #12588 High Point (Sussex) (35-7)
2015 Losses: #1456 River Dell (Oradell) (28-21), #3090 Roxbury (Succasunna) (33-23), #3233 Pope John XXIII (Sparta) (44-27), #6854 Randolph (20-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 59-55
Recent Section Championships: 2014 (North 1 III), 2013 (North 1 III), 2003 (North 1 II)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Northwest Jersey - American), 2011 (Northwest Jersey - National), 2008 (tied for 1st; Sussex County), 2003 (Sussex County)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/10 Randolph, 9/16 at Montville, 9/24 Vernon, 10/1 at Morris Hills (Rockaway), 10/8 West Essex (North Caldwell), 10/14 at Roxbury (Succasunna), 10/22 West Morris Central (Chester), 10/29 Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge), 11/4 at High Point (Sussex)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: West Morris Central (Chester) (17), Roxbury (Succasunna) (10.8), Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge) (7.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: High Point (Sussex) (-25.2), Montville (-17.4), Vernon (-12)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 (6.6 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #227
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8688
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 63%



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