Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge, NJ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jerry Venturino
League: North Jersey Super - Patriot Red
Playoff Division: North I Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Andrew Benfatti 6'2" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.6
Michael Fleming 5'9" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.65
Shane O'Connor 6'0" 235 Senior OL/DL 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Fast, Athletic, Hard-Working
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 24.6
2016 National Rank: #2404
2016 State Rank: #75
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 15.1
2017 National Rank: #3990
2017 State Rank: #114
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5799
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 74-67 (55-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 25.1
2016 Points Against Average: 12.4
2016 Differential: +12.7
2016 Wins: #2874 Morris Hills (Rockaway) (31-13), #4327 Parsippany Hills (Parsippany) (38-0), #4581 High Point (Sussex) (28-21), #6863 Vernon (37-12), #6934 West Morris Mendham (Mendham) (35-14), #7602 Montville (38-0), #8799 West Milford (31-0)
2016 Losses: #783 Sparta (41-10), #919 Northern Valley (Old Tappan) (10-0), #2491 Lenape Valley (Stanhope) (13-3)
2016 Opponents W-L: 61-44
Recent Section Championships: 2008 (North 1 II)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Northwest Jersey - Freedom), 2008 (tied for 1st; Sussex County)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 at High Point (Sussex), 9/15 at Vernon, 9/22 West Morris Mendham (Mendham), 9/28 West Milford, 10/6 at Parsippany Hills (Parsippany), 10/13 Montville, 10/21 at Morris Hills (Rockaway), 10/27 Sparta, 11/3 at Lenape Valley (Stanhope)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sparta (30.7), Parsippany Hills (Parsippany) (22.8), Lenape Valley (Stanhope) (21.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: West Milford (-6.1), West Morris Mendham (Mendham) (0.6), Montville (2.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 (19 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #118
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3616
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%