Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Ironmen
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Greg Toal
League: North Jersey Super - United Red
Playoff Division: Non-Public Group 4
Playoff Division Rank: #3

D1 PROSPECTS
Tyler Friday 6'3" 265 Senior DT
Marcellus Earlington 6'4" 260 Senior SDE
Kevin Brennan 5'11" 200 Senior S

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tommy Devito 6'2" 195 Senior QB
Liam Fornadel 6'4" 295 Senior OG
Marcus Valdez 6'1" 245 Senior SDE
Wankeith Akin 5'10" 185 Senior CB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 57.1
2016 National Rank: #121
2016 State Rank: #4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.4
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 65.4
2017 National Rank: #73
2017 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 60.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 139-23 (39-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 21.2
2016 Points Against Average: 20.2
2016 Differential: +1
2016 Wins: #38 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) (31-14), #89 St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City) (28-20), #121 Bergen Catholic (Oradell) (17-10), #255 DePaul Catholic (Wayne) (35-21), #809 Delbarton (Morristown) (24-7), #1364 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (14-13)
2016 Losses: #12 St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, PA) (35-24), #34 Paramus Catholic (Paramus) (26-17), #34 Paramus Catholic (Paramus) (35-29), #43 American Heritage (Plantation, FL) (21-0), #273 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH) (20-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 88-40
Recent National Championships: 2011
Recent Section Championships: 2015 (Non-Public IV), 2011 (Non-Public IV), 2010 (Non-Public IV), 2009 (Non-Public IV), 2008 (Non-Public IV), 2007 (Non-Public IV), 2006 (Non-Public IV), 2003 (Non-Public IV)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2013 (tied for 1st; Big North - United), 2012 (tied for 1st; Big North - United), 2011 (Big North - United), 2010 (Big North I), 2009 (North Jersey Tri-County A), 2008 (NNJIL C), 2007 (NNJIL C), 2006 (NNJIL C), 2005 (NNJIL C), 2004 (tied for 1st; NNJIL C), 2003 (NNJIL C)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan, SC), 9/9 at Seton Hall Prep (West Orange), 9/15 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD), 9/22 at DePaul Catholic (Wayne), 9/29 Delbarton (Morristown), 10/7 at St. Joseph Regional (Montvale), 10/20 at Paramus Catholic (Paramus), 10/27 Bergen Catholic (Oradell), 11/3 St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bergen Catholic (Oradell) (80.6), St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) (76.6), St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD) (74.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Delbarton (Morristown) (34.3), Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (37.1), Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan, SC) (45)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 53.1 (57.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 60.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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