Hammonton (NJ) previews home 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% |