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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Paul Sacco
League: West Jersey - Independence (moving from Cape-Atlantic - American)
Playoff Division: Non-Public Group 2
Playoff Division Rank: #1

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Derek Lomax 6'3" 275 Senior OL
Benny Walls 6'0" 195 Senior S

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 36.1
2015 National Rank: #1188
2015 State Rank: #24
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 29.9
2016 National Rank: #1781
2016 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 34.4
Dynasty National Rank: #466
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 124-18 (85-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 32.3
2015 Points Against Average: 13.8
2015 Differential: +18.5
2015 Wins: #2949 Millville (13-7), #3150 Immaculata (Somerville) (48-6), #3300 Mainland Regional (Linwood) (48-24), #3935 Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) (19-6), #5444 Ocean City (35-0), #5661 Atlantic City (53-15), #5731 Egg Harbor Township (47-13), #5818 Absegami (Galloway) (68-27), #6167 Holy Spirit (Absecon) (13-0), #6379 Vineland (29-6)
2015 Losses: #303 Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore, MD) (29-0), #534 St. Augustine Prep (Richland) (33-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 68-56
Recent Section Championships: 2015 (Non-Public II), 2014 (Non-Public I), 2013 (Non-Public I), 2012 (Non-Public I), 2011 (Non-Public I), 2010 (Non-Public II/I), 2009 (Non-Public II), 2006 (Non-Public II), 2005 (Non-Public II), 2004 (Non-Public I), 2003 (Non-Public II)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Cape-Atlantic - American), 2012 (Cape-Atlantic - American), 2011 (Cape-Atlantic - United), 2010 (Cape-Atlantic - United), 2006 (Cape-Atlantic - National), 2005 (Cape-Atlantic- National), 2004 (tied for 1st; Cape-Atlantic- National), 2003 (Cape-Atlantic- National)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 8
Streak List: 10/17/15 Atlantic City (53-15), 10/23/15 Mainland Regional (Linwood) (48-24), 10/31/15 Egg Harbor Township (47-13), 11/6/15 Ocean City (35-0), 11/14/15 Holy Spirit (Absecon) (13-0), 11/21/15 Immaculata (Somerville) (48-6), 12/6/15 Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) (19-6), 9/3/16 Allentown (37-19)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/3 Allentown, 9/9 at Mainland Regional (Linwood), 9/17 Holy Spirit (Absecon), 9/24 Absegami (Galloway), 9/30 at Pennsville Memorial (Pennsville), 10/7 at Oakcrest (Mays Landing), 10/22 Cedar Creek (Egg Harbor City), 10/28 at St. Augustine Prep (Richland), 11/5 Ocean City
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Creek (Egg Harbor City) (45.3), St. Augustine Prep (Richland) (44), Pennsville Memorial (Pennsville) (27)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Absegami (Galloway) (-3.4), Ocean City (7), Holy Spirit (Absecon) (12.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20 (18.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1871
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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