West Essex (North Caldwell, NJ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Red/White Coach: Chris Benacquista League: North Jersey Super - Patriot White (moving from Super Essex - American) Playoff Division: North II Group 3 Playoff Division Rank: #7 RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 4.6 2015 National Rank: #6793 2015 State Rank: #174 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -4.3 2016 National Rank: #8822 2016 State Rank: #237 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 21.1 Dynasty National Rank: #2138 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.4 Dynasty Record: 112-32-1 (81-16-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 6-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 19.5 2015 Points Against Average: 23.5 2015 Differential: -4 2015 Wins: #7202 Nutley (28-7), #7534 East Orange Campus (East Orange) (24-7), #8371 Weequahic (Newark) (28-6), #9346 Irvington (31-21), #9404 West Orange (34-6), #11340 Central (Newark) (14-8) 2015 Losses: #2593 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (35-7), #3719 Delaware Valley (Frenchtown) (41-14), #4061 Chatham (46-6), #4503 Montclair (35-0), #6270 Bloomfield (47-28) 2015 Opponents W-L: 59-55 Recent Section Championships: 2011 (North 1 II), 2007 (North 2 II), 2006 (North 2 II), 2004 (North 2 II), 2003 (North 2 II) Recent League Championships: 2013 (Super Essex - Liberty), 2012 (Super Essex - Liberty), 2011 (Super Essex - Liberty), 2009 (Super Essex - Liberty), 2008 (Iron Hills - Hills), 2007 (tied for 1st; Iron Hills - Hills) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/9 Nutley, 9/23 Orange, 9/30 at Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell), 10/8 at Chatham, 10/8 at Sparta, 10/14 Parsippany Hills (Parsippany), 10/22 at Ferris (Jersey City), 10/28 Barringer (Newark), 11/4 at Hanover Park (East Hanover) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sparta (24), Hanover Park (East Hanover) (20), Parsippany Hills (Parsippany) (12.4) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Ferris (Jersey City) (-39.8), Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell) (-3.4), Nutley (0.7) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1 (5.9 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #162 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6541 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2016 Projected League Finish: 6th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.