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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Don Smolyn
League: North Jersey Super - National Red (moving from North Jersey Super - American Red)
Playoff Division: North Group 2
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: P/K, Very Good Sophomore Class, Tradition
Team Weaknesses: OL/Secondary Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 16.5
2017 National Rank: #3422
2017 State Rank: #87
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -6.5
2018 National Rank: #4780
2018 State Rank: #130
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 23.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2738
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.7
Dynasty Record: 112-50 (81-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 23.1
2017 Points Against Average: 16.4
2017 Differential: +6.7
2017 Wins: #5668 Mountain Lakes (22-14), #6259 Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge) (23-0), #7173 Hanover Park (East Hanover) (50-14), #7725 Kittatinny Regional (Newton) (28-21), #8039 Madison (24-3), #10582 Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) (19-7), #10805 North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (33-0)
2017 Losses: #839 Newton (20-7), #1527 Rutherford (34-21), #1794 Lakeland Regional (Wanaque) (39-13), #2246 Hackettstown (28-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 73-44
Recent League Championships: 2016 (North Jersey Super - American Red), 2015 (tied for 1st; Northwest Jersey - Freedom), 2009 (Northwest Jersey - Freedom)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Newton, 9/8 at Hackettstown, 9/14 at Lakeland Regional (Wanaque), 9/21 Hopatcong, 9/28 at North Warren Regional (Blairstown), 10/5 Kittatinny Regional (Newton), 10/13 at Madison, 10/20 at Wallkill Valley (Hamburg), 10/26 High Point (Sussex)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Newton (14.8), Lakeland Regional (Wanaque) (9.6), Hackettstown (3.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hopatcong (-50.2), North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (-32.7), Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) (-30.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8 (12.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #160
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5919
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%