Point Pleasant Boro (Point Pleasant, NJ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Matt Cilento
League: Shore - South B
Playoff Division: Central Group 2
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
James Fara 6'1" 170 Senior QB
Tanner Gordon 6'0" 175 Senior RB/OLB
Trevor McNamara 5'10" 170 Senior WR/S

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 8.5
2016 National Rank: #5425
2016 State Rank: #163
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 9
2017 National Rank: #5259
2017 State Rank: #158
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5212
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 95-51 (63-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 27.8
2016 Points Against Average: 16.7
2016 Differential: +11.1
2016 Wins: #6478 Lacey Township (Lanoka Harbor) (28-12), #6627 Lakewood (26-16), #7506 Barnegat (28-14), #8944 Pinelands Regional (Tuckerton) (31-12), #9423 Monmouth Regional (Tinton Falls) (42-0), #10895 Manchester Township (Lakehurst) (28-27), #11659 Liberty (Jackson) (27-0), #12318 Donovan Catholic (Toms River) (34-14)
2016 Losses: #2988 Ocean Township (Oakhurst) (41-7), #3662 Bernards (Bernardsville) (31-27)
2016 Opponents W-L: 41-61
Recent Section Championships: 2005 (South II)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st; Shore - National), 2005 (Shore- National), 2004 (Shore- National)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Pinelands Regional (Tuckerton), 9/16 at Lacey Township (Lanoka Harbor), 9/22 Donovan Catholic (Toms River), 9/29 Monmouth Regional (Tinton Falls), 10/6 Manchester Township (Lakehurst), 10/14 at Lakewood, 10/20 at Liberty (Jackson), 10/27 at Ocean Township (Oakhurst), 11/3 Barnegat
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ocean Township (Oakhurst) (16.9), Lacey Township (Lanoka Harbor) (11.3), Pinelands Regional (Tuckerton) (2.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Donovan Catholic (Toms River) (-25.9), Liberty (Jackson) (-20.5), Monmouth Regional (Tinton Falls) (-14.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1 (0.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #284
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9305
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%