West Milford (NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Highlanders Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Donald Dougherty League: North Jersey Super - Patriot Red Playoff Division: North I Group 3 Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2016 JV Record: 1-6-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS A.J. Bakunas 6'0" 205 Senior LB/OL 5.0 Zack Milko 6'3" 200 Junior QB 4.73 Ryan Coyle 5'10" 190 Junior WR/OLB 4.63 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Offensive Returners, Improved Chemistry Team Weaknesses: Depth, Need Younger Players To Step Up RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -5.6 2016 National Rank: #8800 2016 State Rank: #252 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: -6.1 2017 National Rank: #8824 2017 State Rank: #252 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5 Dynasty National Rank: #6574 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.1 Dynasty Record: 57-82 (30-47 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 1-8 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th) 2016 Points For Average: 12.1 2016 Points Against Average: 28.9 2016 Differential: -16.8 2016 Wins: #6863 Vernon (27-21) 2016 Losses: #783 Sparta (56-20), #1429 Wayne Valley (Wayne) (42-28), #2398 Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge) (31-0), #2874 Morris Hills (Rockaway) (38-14), #4985 Lakeland Regional (Wanaque) (19-0), #5120 Passaic Valley (Little Falls) (20-0), #7602 Montville (20-13), #10694 Indian Hills (Oakland) (13-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 52-40 Recent League Championships: 2003 (Northern Hills- Skyline) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/7 Passaic Valley (Little Falls), 9/15 High Point (Sussex), 9/23 at Montville, 9/28 at Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge), 10/6 Sparta, 10/14 at Morris Hills (Rockaway), 10/20 Wayne Valley (Wayne), 10/27 at Vernon, 11/3 Lakeland Regional (Wanaque) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sparta (30.7), Wayne Valley (Wayne) (21.8), Morris Hills (Rockaway) (17.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Montville (2.2), Vernon (2.6), Passaic Valley (Little Falls) (3.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3 (15.7 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #106 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3083 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8 2017 Projected League Finish: 7th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |