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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%