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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Robert Hampton
League: North Jersey Super - American Blue
Playoff Division: Central Group 2
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jalen Scott 6'2" 280 Senior DT
Jawon LeSeur 5'8" 165 DB/RB
Dez Stevens 5'7" 155 WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Character, Toughness
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 14.6
2016 National Rank: #4143
2016 State Rank: #128
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 6.1
2017 National Rank: #5879
2017 State Rank: #174
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 1.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7838
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5
Dynasty Record: 82-63 (51-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 26.8
2016 Points Against Average: 19.2
2016 Differential: +7.6
2016 Wins: #4244 Raritan (Hazlet) (38-22), #5079 Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell) (20-7), #7897 Whippany Park (Whippany) (40-0), #9323 Mountain Lakes (42-6), #10230 Parsippany (44-0)
2016 Losses: #89 St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City) (47-6), #1951 Westwood (Washington Township) (23-22), #3156 Irvington (46-24), #3662 Bernards (Bernardsville) (34-26), #6250 Hoboken (7-6)
2016 Opponents W-L: 61-44-1
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (Hudson County - White), 2014 (Hudson County - American), 2013 (tied for 1st; Hudson County - American), 2009 (North Jersey Tri-County F)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Irvington, 9/16 Mountain Lakes, 9/23 at Whippany Park (Whippany), 9/30 Hoboken, 10/7 Parsippany, 10/13 at Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell), 10/20 Mater Dei (New Monmouth), 10/28 St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City), 11/3 at Westwood (Washington Township)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City) (65.9), Mater Dei (New Monmouth) (51.8), Westwood (Washington Township) (29.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Parsippany (-12.2), Mountain Lakes (-2.5), Hoboken (1.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7 (15.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1993
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%