Westwood (Washington Township, NJ) previews home 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% |