Newton (NJ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Braves Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Matt Parzero League: North Jersey Super - American Red Playoff Division: North I Group 2 Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2016 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Chase Cramer 5'11" 195 Senior RB/DB 4.5 Luke Young 6'2" 170 Senior QB/DB 4.9 Ryan Kaiser 5'10" 205 Junior TE/LB 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience/Depth Team Weaknesses: Line Size/Strength RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 12.7 2016 National Rank: #4546 2016 State Rank: #138 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 17 2017 National Rank: #3585 2017 State Rank: #97 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -8.9 Dynasty National Rank: #10886 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 29.1 Dynasty Record: 47-92 (29-76 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 30.5 2016 Points Against Average: 12.7 2016 Differential: +17.8 2016 Wins: #4985 Lakeland Regional (Wanaque) (21-3), #6823 Hackettstown (15-14), #6863 Vernon (13-7), #8821 Hopatcong (41-0), #9148 Kittatinny Regional (Newton) (27-9), #10583 Chatham (52-21), #12011 Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) (54-0), #13061 North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (47-0) 2016 Losses: #2491 Lenape Valley (Stanhope) (38-15), #3134 Pequannock (Pompton Plains) (35-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 40-57-1 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/9 at Kittatinny Regional (Newton), 9/15 Lenape Valley (Stanhope), 9/22 at Hopatcong, 9/29 Vernon, 10/6 Lakeland Regional (Wanaque), 10/14 at Chatham, 10/20 Hackettstown, 10/28 at Wallkill Valley (Hamburg), 11/2 North Warren Regional (Blairstown) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lenape Valley (Stanhope) (21.3), Lakeland Regional (Wanaque) (16.1), Hackettstown (3.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (-21.7), Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) (-21.3), Chatham (-13.9) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9 (2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #266 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8579 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 34%