| Manalapan (Englishtown, NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Braves Colors: Red/White Coach: Ed Gurrieri League: Shore - American (moving from Shore - North A) Playoff Division: South Group 5 Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tom Pearce 6'1" 215 Senior LB/FB 4.75 Dale Siezckowski 6'2" 210 Senior LB/RB 4.7 Da-Shon Taylor 6'2" 210 Senior DE/WR 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Youth/Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 38.4 2017 National Rank: #803 2017 State Rank: #16 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 17.3 2018 National Rank: #1266 2018 State Rank: #34 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 37.6 Dynasty National Rank: #697 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.3 Dynasty Record: 121-45 (63-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 11-1 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 42.5 2017 Points Against Average: 11.6 2017 Differential: +30.9 2017 Wins: #1510 Howell (Farmingdale) (49-28), #1981 Old Bridge (34-13), #2488 Freehold Boro (Freehold) (55-22), #2556 Piscataway (28-0), #4666 Freehold Township (Freehold) (48-7), #4666 Freehold Township (Freehold) (63-22), #7500 Southern Regional (Manahawkin) (35-0), #8571 Marlboro (44-0), #8783 Perth Amboy (42-0), #8794 Colts Neck (42-8), #10740 Neptune (56-21) 2017 Losses: #599 South Brunswick (Monmouth Junction) (18-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 71-57 Recent Section Championships: 2014 (Central V) Recent League Championships: 2017 (Shore - North A), 2016 (Shore - North A), 2014 (Shore - North A), 2013 (Shore - North A), 2012 (Shore - North A), 2011 (Shore - North A), 2010 (Shore - North A) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/7 Toms River North (Toms River), 9/14 Middletown South (Middletown), 9/21 at Freehold Township (Freehold), 9/28 at Howell (Farmingdale), 10/5 Central Regional (Bayville), 10/12 at Brick Memorial (Brick), 10/19 at Long Branch, 10/26 Lacey Township (Lanoka Harbor) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Howell (Farmingdale) (15.1), Long Branch (6.6), Freehold Township (Freehold) (1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lacey Township (Lanoka Harbor) (-19.2), Toms River North (Toms River) (-19), Middletown South (Middletown) (-8.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.7 (15 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #80 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3464 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 37% |