Sparta (NJ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Blue/White Coach: Patrick Shea League: North Jersey Super - Patriot Red Playoff Division: North I Group 3 Playoff Division Rank: #2 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 39.2 2016 National Rank: #786 2016 State Rank: #24 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 30.7 2017 National Rank: #1553 2017 State Rank: #43 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 25.4 Dynasty National Rank: #1460 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.3 Dynasty Record: 114-39 (80-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 9-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 43.9 2016 Points Against Average: 15.5 2016 Differential: +28.4 2016 Wins: #1897 West Morris Central (Chester) (35-28), #2398 Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge) (41-10), #2861 Roxbury (Succasunna) (42-0), #2874 Morris Hills (Rockaway) (49-21), #3044 Randolph (40-7), #4581 High Point (Sussex) (49-8), #5008 Northern Valley Regional (Demarest) (55-27), #7602 Montville (42-0), #8799 West Milford (56-20) 2016 Losses: #919 Northern Valley (Old Tappan) (34-30) 2016 Opponents W-L: 61-44 Recent Section Championships: 2014 (North 1 III), 2013 (North 1 III), 2003 (North 1 II) Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014 (Northwest Jersey - American), 2011 (Northwest Jersey - National), 2008 (tied for 1st; Sussex County), 2003 (Sussex County) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Randolph, 9/16 Montville, 9/22 at Vernon, 9/28 Morris Hills (Rockaway), 10/6 at West Milford, 10/14 Roxbury (Succasunna), 10/20 at West Morris Central (Chester), 10/27 at Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge), 11/4 High Point (Sussex) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Roxbury (Succasunna) (26.6), West Morris Central (Chester) (26.5), Randolph (19) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: West Milford (-6.1), Montville (2.2), Vernon (2.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3 (20.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #109 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3245 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 29% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.