Montclair (NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mounties Colors: Blue/White Coach: John Fiore League: North Jersey Super - Liberty Blue Playoff Division: North Group 5 Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Charles Murphy Senior WR/CB Willie Matthews LB/RB Robert Bigelow OL/DL ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT Joshua Crawford 5'11" 190 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines, LB, RB Team Weaknesses: Secondary Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 40.9 2017 National Rank: #636 2017 State Rank: #12 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.9 2018 Starting Power Rating: 29.2 2018 National Rank: #538 2018 State Rank: #11 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 36 Dynasty National Rank: #854 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.8 Dynasty Record: 121-47 (72-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 12-0 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 47.9 2017 Points Against Average: 12.4 2017 Differential: +35.5 2017 Wins: #2380 Union City (35-14), #2380 Union City (22-7), #2384 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (63-44), #3334 Ridgewood (49-14), #3370 Passaic County Tech (Wayne) (49-7), #5035 Bloomfield (49-13), #6256 Livingston (41-0), #6256 Livingston (63-6), #6423 East Orange Campus (East Orange) (44-16), #6735 West Orange (48-7), #8399 Morristown (56-21), #10888 Columbia (Maplewood) (56-0) 2017 Losses: none 2017 Opponents W-L: 62-61-3 Recent Section Championships: 2017 (North 1 V), 2014 (North 1 V), 2013 (North 1 V), 2012 (North 1 V) Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015 (tied for 1st; Super Essex - American), 2014 (Super Essex - American), 2013 (Super Essex - American), 2012 (Super Essex - American), 2011 (Super Essex - American), 2008 (tied for 1st; NNJIL A), 2007 (tied for 1st; NNJIL A), 2005 (NNJIL B), 2004 (tied for 1st; NNJIL B) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 13 Streak List: 11/24/16 Bloomfield (30-23), 9/9/17 Passaic County Tech (Wayne) (49-7), 9/15/17 Livingston (41-0), 9/28/17 Union City (22-7), 10/7/17 East Orange Campus (East Orange) (44-16), 10/14/17 Morristown (56-21), 10/20/17 West Orange (48-7), 10/28/17 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (63-44), 11/4/17 Columbia (Maplewood) (56-0), 11/11/17 Livingston (63-6), 11/18/17 Ridgewood (49-14), 11/22/17 Bloomfield (49-13), 12/1/17 Union City (35-14) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/30 at West Orange, 9/8 Nutley, 9/14 at Washington (Massillon, OH), 9/22 East Orange Campus (East Orange), 9/28 at Columbia (Maplewood), 10/6 at Seton Hall Prep (West Orange), 10/13 Bloomfield, 10/20 Livingston, 10/26 at Irvington Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Washington (Massillon, OH) (36.3), Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (4.7), Irvington (-0.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Columbia (Maplewood) (-30.1), West Orange (-16.2), Nutley (-12.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6 (13.9 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3504 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14% |