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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Scarlet/White
Coach: Dennis Hard
League: North Jersey Super - American Gold
Playoff Division: North I Group 2
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Joe Kramer 6'5" 225 Senior SB/TE
Sean Hopkins 5'10" 185 Senior QB
Eric Zeltner 6'2" 225 Senior C/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Great Work-Ethic
Team Weaknesses: RB Inexperience, Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 27.7
2016 National Rank: #1955
2016 State Rank: #61
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 26.1
2017 National Rank: #2122
2017 State Rank: #58
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3475
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.9
Dynasty Record: 115-37 (74-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 28.8
2016 Points Against Average: 14.1
2016 Differential: +14.7
2016 Wins: #4126 Lincoln (Jersey City) (23-22), #4581 High Point (Sussex) (42-0), #6181 Morrow [Dwight] (Englewood) (21-20), #6204 Waldwick/Midland Park (Waldwick) (42-12), #6429 Cedar Grove (41-13), #6429 Ridgefield Park (42-0), #6804 Ramsey (10-9), #9335 Dumont (42-6), #9620 Pascack Hills (Montvale) (28-7)
2016 Losses: #612 River Dell (Oradell) (21-20), #1221 Mahwah (35-28), #1221 Mahwah (24-6)
2016 Opponents W-L: 74-51
Recent Section Championships: 2014 (North 1 II), 2013 (North 1 II), 2006 (North 1 II), 2004 (North 1 I)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Big North - Patriot), 2004 (Bergen County- American)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Mahwah, 9/15 Pascack Hills (Montvale), 9/23 River Dell (Oradell), 9/28 at Dumont, 10/6 at Ridgefield Park, 10/13 Cedar Grove, 10/20 at Ramsey, 10/27 at Morrow [Dwight] (Englewood), 11/3 Lincoln (Jersey City)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: River Dell (Oradell) (37.4), Mahwah (23.3), Morrow [Dwight] (Englewood) (14.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pascack Hills (Montvale) (-11.4), Dumont (-10.8), Ridgefield Park (-2.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.9 (14.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #160
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4944
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%