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GENERAL
Nickname: Mountaineers
Colors: Blue
Coach: Jim Matsakis
League: North Jersey Super - Liberty Blue (moving from Super Essex - American)
Playoff Division: North I Group 5
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
C.J. Oneychi 6'2" 220 Senior LB 4.6
Michael Osuji 5'8" 235 Senior RB/LB 4.8
Dael Ceneus 6'2" 240 Senior DE 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return RB With Consecutive 1000+ Yard Seasons, Leading Tackler From Each Of Last Two Seasons Is Back
Team Weaknesses: Lack QB With Significance Experience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -6.4
2015 National Rank: #9404
2015 State Rank: #248
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
2016 Starting Power Rating: -4.1
2016 National Rank: #8775
2016 State Rank: #235
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 7.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5686
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.8
Dynasty Record: 65-64 (51-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 3-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 18.6
2015 Points Against Average: 31.9
2015 Differential: -13.3
2015 Wins: #6270 Bloomfield (35-14), #7534 East Orange Campus (East Orange) (31-27), #9073 Morristown (27-17)
2015 Losses: #2593 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (42-7), #4503 Montclair (53-7), #6793 West Essex (North Caldwell) (34-6), #7202 Nutley (48-38), #7230 Barringer (Newark) (39-14), #7777 Eastside (Paterson) (21-14), #8021 Columbia (Maplewood) (24-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 55-45-1
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Northern Hills - Skyline)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/14/15 Morristown (27-17)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/16 at Irvington, 9/23 Columbia (Maplewood), 9/30 at Bloomfield, 10/8 at Morristown, 10/14 Barringer (Newark), 10/22 at Montclair, 10/29 at Livingston, 11/5 East Orange Campus (East Orange)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Montclair (21.1), East Orange Campus (East Orange) (10.1), Columbia (Maplewood) (8.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Livingston (-17.9), Morristown (-7.8), Irvington (-4.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #183
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7027
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%