| Union City (NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Soaring Eagles Coach: Wil Valdez League: North Jersey Super - Liberty White Playoff Division: North I Group 5 Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2016 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jose Taveras 6'4" 280 Senior OL/DL Izayah Reyes 5'11" 175 Senior RB/SS Heraldo Nolasco 6'2" 270 Senior OL/DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Very Competitive, Relentless RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 23.7 2016 National Rank: #2546 2016 State Rank: #82 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: 17.2 2017 National Rank: #3537 2017 State Rank: #96 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 16.2 Dynasty National Rank: #3232 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1 Dynasty Record: 60-35 [61-34 on the field] (37-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 9-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 36.7 2016 Points Against Average: 7.5 2016 Differential: +29.2 2016 Wins: #1908 Montclair (7-0), #3866 West Orange (20-0), #5823 Clifton (35-7), #9446 North Bergen (27-0), #10191 Bayonne (50-14), #12113 Memorial (West New York) (56-0), #12591 Dickinson (Jersey City) (49-6), #13842 Kearny (57-0), #14134 East Side (Newark) (76-0) 2016 Losses: #1450 Passaic County Tech (Wayne) (16-14), #1450 Passaic County Tech (Wayne) (40-13) 2016 Opponents W-L: 52-62 Recent League Championships: 2016 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 at St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City), 9/8 West Orange, 9/16 at Dickinson (Jersey City), 9/22 Passaic County Tech (Wayne), 9/28 at Montclair, 10/12 at Memorial (West New York), 10/20 Bayonne, 10/27 at North Bergen, 11/3 Kearny Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City) (65.9), Montclair (34.4), Passaic County Tech (Wayne) (24.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Kearny (-46), Dickinson (Jersey City) (-27), Memorial (West New York) (-21.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6 (2.1 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #222 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6779 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |