Westfield (NJ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Blue/White Coach: James DeSarno League: Mid-State 38 - Watchung Playoff Division: North II Group 5 Playoff Division Rank: #3 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 42.7 2016 National Rank: #578 2016 State Rank: #20 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7 2017 Starting Power Rating: 33.2 2017 National Rank: #1285 2017 State Rank: #37 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 16.1 Dynasty National Rank: #3256 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.8 Dynasty Record: 87-60 (55-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 12-0 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 31.5 2016 Points Against Average: 9.9 2016 Differential: +21.6 2016 Wins: #919 Bridgewater-Raritan (Bridgewater) (15-13), #1396 Ridge (Basking Ridge) (35-21), #1651 Union (28-13), #1651 Union (21-7), #2359 Elizabeth (13-7), #3631 Immaculata (Somerville) (35-13), #3908 Linden (30-0), #6359 Watchung Hills Regional (Warren) (40-14), #6429 Franklin (Somerset) (37-10), #8014 Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains) (46-7), #9665 Plainfield (30-14), #10191 Bayonne (48-0) 2016 Losses: none 2016 Opponents W-L: 56-70 Recent Section Championships: 2016 (North 2 V), 2015 (North 2 V) Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2010 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 39 - East A), 2009 (Mid State 39 - Watchung) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 25 Streak List: 11/27/14 Plainfield (6-0), 9/11/15 Montgomery (Skillman) (35-6), 9/19/15 Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains) (42-10), 10/3/15 Linden (10-7), 10/9/15 Ridge (Basking Ridge) (37-13), 10/17/15 Immaculata (Somerville) (34-6), 10/24/15 North Hunterdon (Annandale) (45-6), 10/31/15 Watchung Hills Regional (Warren) (40-0), 11/6/15 Hunterdon Central (Flemington) (33-14), 11/14/15 Columbia (Maplewood) (49-7), 11/21/15 Union (44-14), 11/26/15 Plainfield (32-6), 12/3/15 Bridgewater-Raritan (Bridgewater) (10-7), 9/9/16 Linden (30-0), 9/17/16 Ridge (Basking Ridge) (35-21), 9/24/16 Franklin (Somerset) (37-10), 9/30/16 Watchung Hills Regional (Warren) (40-14), 10/8/16 Union (28-13), 10/14/16 Elizabeth (13-7), 10/22/16 Immaculata (Somerville) (35-13), 11/5/16 Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains) (46-7), 11/12/16 Bayonne (48-0), 11/19/16 Union (21-7), 11/24/16 Plainfield (30-14), 12/3/16 Bridgewater-Raritan (Bridgewater) (15-13) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/9 Linden, 9/15 at Ridge (Basking Ridge), 9/22 at Franklin (Somerset), 9/28 Watchung Hills Regional (Warren), 10/6 at Union, 10/13 Elizabeth, 10/20 at Immaculata (Somerville), 11/4 Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains), 11/23 Plainfield Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ridge (Basking Ridge) (23), Immaculata (Somerville) (21.9), Union (21) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Plainfield (-9.8), Franklin (Somerset) (1.6), Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains) (4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8 (18 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #139 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4198 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 63% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.