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GENERAL
Nickname: Garnet Gulls
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Frank Papalia
League: Shore - National (moving from Shore - Central B)
Playoff Division: South Group 1
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jason Sherlock 6'1" 170 Junior QB/SS
Connor Smith 6'1" 225 Senior G/MLB
Matt VanShoick 6'1" 215 Senior G/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Hard-Working
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience, Only Have 3 Seniors

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 3.1
2017 National Rank: #6170
2017 State Rank: #163
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -22.9
2018 National Rank: #8581
2018 State Rank: #232
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7686
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.4
Dynasty Record: 70-86 (36-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 22.6
2017 Points Against Average: 20.8
2017 Differential: +1.8
2017 Wins: #6543 Bound Brook (22-19), #6977 Manville (22-14), #7646 Shore Regional (West Long Branch) (11-0), #8017 Asbury Park (22-19), #10723 Keyport/Hudson Regional (Keyport) (31-24), #11553 Bishop Ahr [George] (Edison) (18-0), #14171 Highland Park (41-6)
2017 Losses: #1834 Mater Dei (New Monmouth) (28-6), #4013 Middlesex (28-12), #4013 Middlesex (33-21), #9011 Keansburg (51-43), #9665 Spotswood (28-22)
2017 Opponents W-L: 68-56
Recent Section Championships: 2013 (Central I)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Shore - Central B)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/8 at Keyport/Hudson Regional (Keyport), 9/14 Manchester Township (Lakehurst), 9/21 at Asbury Park, 9/28 Keansburg, 10/5 at Shore Regional (West Long Branch), 10/12 Donovan Catholic (Toms River), 10/19 at Holmdel, 10/26 Pennington
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Holmdel (2.5), Donovan Catholic (Toms River) (-7), Asbury Park (-10.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pennington (-37.4), Manchester Township (Lakehurst) (-34.8), Keyport/Hudson Regional (Keyport) (-33.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.1 (0.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #235
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8204
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%