GENERAL
Nickname: Mountaineers
Colors: Blue
Coach: Jim Matsakis
League: North Jersey Super - Liberty Blue
Playoff Division: North I Group 5
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
C.J. Wilson 5'8" 185 Senior RB 4.42
Mike Giovine 5'10" 175 Senior WR 4.6
Jordan White 6'1" 205 Junior WR/DB 4.5
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
C.J. Oneychi 6'1" 215 Senior OLB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 15.9
2016 National Rank: #3870
2016 State Rank: #119
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 7.8
2017 National Rank: #5525
2017 State Rank: #164
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5566
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 71-68 (56-37 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 24.6
2016 Points Against Average: 21.5
2016 Differential: +3.1
2016 Wins: #1908 Montclair (29-26), #5823 East Orange Campus (East Orange) (33-14), #7076 Livingston (35-12), #8344 Morristown (42-14), #8986 Columbia (Maplewood) (36-7), #10230 Barringer (Newark) (47-14)
2016 Losses: #587 Ridgewood (57-14), #2530 Union City (20-0), #3156 Irvington (22-3), #4305 Bloomfield (29-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 59-45
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st; Northern Hills - Skyline)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Union City, 9/15 Irvington, 9/23 at Columbia (Maplewood), 9/28 Bloomfield, 10/6 Morristown, 10/13 at Barringer (Newark), 10/20 Montclair, 10/27 Livingston, 11/4 at East Orange Campus (East Orange)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Montclair (34.4), Irvington (17.6), Union City (17.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Barringer (Newark) (-10.6), Columbia (Maplewood) (-0.9), Morristown (0.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 (16.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #150
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4575
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%