| Verona (NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hillbillies Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Lou Racioppe League: North Jersey Super - National White Playoff Division: North II Group 2 Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS C.J. Lavery 5'9" 165 Senior QB 4.6 Andrew Luehs 6'2" 245 Senior C Nick Galluccio 6'0" 215 Senior T/DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Potential At QB, Some Good WRs Return Team Weaknesses: Depth, Much Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -1.7 2016 National Rank: #7840 2016 State Rank: #230 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -8.2 2017 National Rank: #9240 2017 State Rank: #265 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.7 Dynasty National Rank: #3626 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.9 Dynasty Record: 108-44 (57-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 4-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 23.6 2016 Points Against Average: 29 2016 Differential: -5.4 2016 Wins: #6804 Ramsey (7-6), #7329 Hillside (26-20), #8821 Hopatcong (44-34), #13061 North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (48-6) 2016 Losses: #1501 Madison (36-15), #4169 Boonton (28-7), #4595 Butler (59-40), #6250 Hoboken (28-8), #6429 Cedar Grove (28-14), #8654 Glen Ridge (45-27) 2016 Opponents W-L: 52-48 Recent Section Championships: 2015 (North 1 I), 2014 (North 1 I), 2008 (North 2 I) Recent League Championships: 2015 (Super Essex - Colonial), 2014 (Super Essex - Colonial), 2006 (Colonial Hills - Colonial), 2005 (tied for 1st; Colonial Hills- Colonial) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 2 Streak List: 11/4/16 Hopatcong (44-34), 11/12/16 Hillside (26-20) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 Hoboken, 9/16 at Madison, 9/22 at Cedar Grove, 9/28 Ramsey, 10/7 at Glen Ridge, 10/13 at North Warren Regional (Blairstown), 10/21 Butler, 10/28 Boonton, 11/3 at Hopatcong Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Madison (23.2), Cedar Grove (10.9), Boonton (6.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (-21.7), Hopatcong (-9.8), Butler (-6.9) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7 (4.7 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #245 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7313 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |