GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brian Carlson
League: North Jersey Super - United White
Playoff Division: Non-Public Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #3
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Nick Denucci 6'2" 220 Senior
Jake Brown 6'2" 220 Senior OLB
Ryan Greenhagen 6'2" 220 Senior
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Christian Izien 5'9" 180 Senior WR
Berrell Neal 5'9" 200 Senior RB
Emmanuel Oliver 5'8" 155 Senior WR
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Dalyn Wade-Perry 6'3" 340 Senior DT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have 30 Seniors, 4 Losses Were By Combined 19 Points Last Season
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience, Lost 3 Outstanding DL
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 43.5
2016 National Rank: #544
2016 State Rank: #18
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 53.3
2017 National Rank: #225
2017 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 27
Dynasty National Rank: #1224
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26.3
Dynasty Record: 109-38 (91-11 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 26.5
2016 Points Against Average: 17.4
2016 Differential: +9.1
2016 Wins: #809 Delbarton (Morristown) (14-7), #1364 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (19-7), #2215 Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank) (48-21), #3044 Blair Academy (Blairstown) (39-7), #5008 Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) (52-8)
2016 Losses: #34 Paramus Catholic (Paramus) (33-28), #121 Bergen Catholic (Oradell) (14-7), #255 DePaul Catholic (Wayne) (26-14), #255 DePaul Catholic (Wayne) (23-20), #407 Malvern Prep (Malvern, PA) (28-24)
2016 Opponents W-L: 58-48
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Northwest Jersey - American), 2013 (Northwest Jersey - American), 2012 (Northwest Jersey - American), 2010 (Northwest Jersey - National), 2009 (Northwest Jersey - National), 2008 (tied for 1st; Sussex County), 2006 (Sussex County), 2005 (tied for 1st; Sussex County), 2004 (Sussex County)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/2 Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD), 9/8 at Lake Gibson (Lakeland, FL), 9/16 Malvern Prep (Malvern, PA), 9/23 Delbarton (Morristown), 9/30 at Seton Hall Prep (West Orange), 10/7 Paramus Catholic (Paramus), 10/14 at St. Joseph Regional (Montvale), 10/21 at Bergen Catholic (Oradell), 10/27 at DePaul Catholic (Wayne)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bergen Catholic (Oradell) (80.6), St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) (76.6), DePaul Catholic (Wayne) (68.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Delbarton (Morristown) (34.3), Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (37.1), Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD) (48.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.4 (41.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 58.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +20.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%