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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: James Raso
League: West Jersey - Royal (moving from West Jersey - American)
Playoff Division: South Group 4
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Christian Weissman 6'2" 190 Senior WR/DB
Anthony DeRosa 6'0" 220 Senior T/DT
Kevin Vandever 5'10" 195 Senior RB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 13.5
2017 National Rank: #3964
2017 State Rank: #99
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -4.5
2018 National Rank: #4397
2018 State Rank: #115
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 36.3
Dynasty National Rank: #821
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 40.8
Dynasty Record: 115-51 (74-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2017 Points For Average: 14.6
2017 Points Against Average: 25.7
2017 Differential: -11.1
2017 Wins: #4565 Highland Regional (Blackwood) (27-21), #4840 Bridgeton (23-0), #5012 Central Regional (Bayville) (21-6), #6137 Washington Township (Sewell) (22-14), #6492 Egg Harbor Township (21-0)
2017 Losses: #841 Rancocas Valley (Mt. Holly) (48-0), #1203 Millville (49-14), #1314 Shawnee (Medford) (41-6), #1314 Shawnee (Medford) (38-6), #1589 Cherokee (Marlton) (35-14), #2353 Williamstown (35-14), #4312 Kingsway (Woolwich Township) (21-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 71-57
Recent Section Championships: 2009 (South III)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (West Jersey - National), 2011 (Cape-Atlantic - National), 2006 (tied for 1st; Cape-Atlantic - American), 2004 (tied for 1st; Cape-Atlantic- National)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Long Branch, 9/8 at Timber Creek Regional (Erial), 9/14 Shawnee (Medford), 9/21 at Holy Spirit (Absecon), 9/28 at Absegami (Galloway), 10/5 Kingsway (Woolwich Township), 10/12 Winslow Township (Atco), 10/19 Eastern (Voorhees), 10/26 at Washington Township (Sewell)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Timber Creek Regional (Erial) (13.7), Winslow Township (Atco) (6.7), Long Branch (6.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Absegami (Galloway) (-19.9), Washington Township (Sewell) (-16.8), Kingsway (Woolwich Township) (-7.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2 (22.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2677
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%