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GENERAL
Nickname: Ramblers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Matt Yascko
League: Greater Middlesex - White
Playoff Division: Central Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dwayne Sharpe 5'9" 205 Senior FB/LB 4.8
Zamar Brake 6'3" 175 Junior QB 5.1
Chris Pena 5'10" 215 Senior DE 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have 4 Returning OL Starters, 6 Of 7 DL/LBs Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Must Develop WRs, Must Replace 3 Of 4 DBs

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 10.7
2016 National Rank: #4987
2016 State Rank: #152
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 6.2
2017 National Rank: #5856
2017 State Rank: #173
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4455
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.5
Dynasty Record: 98-53 (64-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 24.8
2016 Points Against Average: 14.8
2016 Differential: +10
2016 Wins: #4802 Woodbridge (29-14), #6553 Colonia (55-32), #7279 Kennedy Memorial [John F.] (Iselin) (28-7), #9914 North Brunswick (40-0), #10694 Stevens [John P.] (Edison) (40-12), #10715 Perth Amboy (36-7)
2016 Losses: #1257 Rumson-Fair Haven (Rumson) (35-6), #1586 St. Joseph (Metuchen) (14-7), #3817 South Plainfield (10-0), #5120 Ewing (Trenton) (17-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 50-55
Recent Section Championships: 2012 (Central II), 2007 (Central II)
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st; Greater Middlesex White)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/24/16 Perth Amboy (36-7)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Stevens [John P.] (Edison), 9/15 Kennedy Memorial [John F.] (Iselin), 9/22 at North Brunswick, 10/6 at Colonia, 10/13 Woodbridge, 10/20 at South Plainfield, 10/27 St. Joseph (Metuchen), 11/3 Rumson-Fair Haven (Rumson), 11/23 Perth Amboy
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Joseph (Metuchen) (32), Rumson-Fair Haven (Rumson) (32), Woodbridge (13.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Stevens [John P.] (Edison) (-23.9), North Brunswick (-17.3), Perth Amboy (-7.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.6 (8.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #187
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5804
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%