Nottingham (Hamilton, NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Northstars Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Jon Adams League: West Jersey - Valley Playoff Division: Central Group 4 Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Bryce Fremgen 6'2" 235 Senior OL/DL 4.9 Sylvester Freeman 6'3" 240 Senior OL/DL 5.1 Kier Jenkins 6'3" 215 Senior TE/LB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Experience/Strength, RB/WR Depth/Skill, Overall Team Speed Team Weaknesses: Several New Faces Defensively RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 4.1 2016 National Rank: #6440 2016 State Rank: #187 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 9.6 2017 National Rank: #5121 2017 State Rank: #154 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 3.7 Dynasty National Rank: #6997 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.9 Dynasty Record: 80-63 (32-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 23.7 2016 Points Against Average: 18.4 2016 Differential: +5.3 2016 Wins: #6409 Hamilton (23-21), #7219 Lawrence (Lawrenceville) (28-21), #7329 Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington) (28-22), #7602 Steinert (Hamilton) (28-14), #9035 West Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro) (35-17), #10849 Hightstown (21-7), #10895 West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Princeton Junction) (40-7) 2016 Losses: #3500 Jackson Memorial (Jackson Township) (39-6), #5120 Ewing (Trenton) (17-14), #8821 Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (19-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 43-60 Recent Section Championships: 2012 (Central III) Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2013 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2008 (Colonial Valley - Valley), 2007 (tied for 1st; Colonial Valley - Valley), 2003 (tied for 1st; Colonial Valley- Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Allentown, 9/8 at Hightstown, 9/16 Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington), 9/23 Ewing (Trenton), 9/28 at West Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro), 10/7 West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Princeton Junction), 10/14 Notre Dame (Lawrenceville), 10/20 at Lawrence (Lawrenceville), 10/27 at Steinert (Hamilton), 11/4 Hamilton Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Allentown (33.9), Hamilton (11.7), Steinert (Hamilton) (8.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Princeton Junction) (-15.6), Hightstown (-11.3), Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (-7.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9 (2.7 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #209 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6531 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |