Lenape Valley (Stanhope, NJ) previews home 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% |