Kittatinny Regional (Newton, NJ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Blue/Silver Coach: Joe Coltelli League: North Jersey Super - American Red Playoff Division: North I Group 2 Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Zach Mafaro 6'0" 200 Junior 4.7 James Franco 5'10" 180 Junior 4.6 Anthony Cagno 6'0" 205 Junior 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: OL RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -7.3 2016 National Rank: #9158 2016 State Rank: #261 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -8.8 2017 National Rank: #9362 2017 State Rank: #269 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -2.3 Dynasty National Rank: #8945 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.5 Dynasty Record: 60-81 (47-58 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2016 Points For Average: 20 2016 Points Against Average: 26 2016 Differential: -6 2016 Wins: #9781 Dover (23-20), #11723 Sussex County Tech (Sparta) (48-13), #12011 Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) (49-12) 2016 Losses: #2491 Lenape Valley (Stanhope) (49-19), #4543 Newton (27-9), #4581 High Point (Sussex) (21-7), #4985 Lakeland Regional (Wanaque) (31-0), #6823 Hackettstown (28-25), #6863 Kinnelon (21-0), #8821 Hopatcong (38-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 51-49 Recent League Championships: 2007 (Sussex County) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 2 Streak List: 11/5/16 Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) (49-12), 11/9/16 Sussex County Tech (Sparta) (48-13) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/9 Newton, 9/15 at Dover, 9/22 at Lakeland Regional (Wanaque), 9/29 Kinnelon, 10/6 Hopatcong, 10/13 at High Point (Sussex), 10/21 Lenape Valley (Stanhope), 10/27 at Hackettstown, 11/4 Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lenape Valley (Stanhope) (21.3), Newton (20.2), High Point (Sussex) (16.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) (-21.3), Hopatcong (-9.8), Dover (-8.8) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4 (2.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #192 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6002 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%