Ramapo (Franklin Lakes, NJ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Raiders Colors: Green/White Coach: Drew Gibbs League: North Jersey Super - Patriot Red (moving from North Jersey Super - Patriot Blue) Playoff Division: North Group 3 Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Luke Ragone 6'2" 210 Senior HB/OLB 4.69 A.J. Wingfield 5'10" 185 Senior QB 4.7 Mike Connor 6'0" 215 Senior OLB 4.61 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Returners, Prolific QB Is Back, 5 Of Top 6 Tacklers Returns Team Weaknesses: Major Line Graduation Losses RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 31.1 2017 National Rank: #1422 2017 State Rank: #35 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 17 2018 National Rank: #1287 2018 State Rank: #36 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 38.1 Dynasty National Rank: #650 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.1 Dynasty Record: 119-46 (54-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 34.2 2017 Points Against Average: 16.8 2017 Differential: +17.4 2017 Wins: #1118 River Dell (Oradell) (23-20), #2205 Sparta (21-14), #2595 Northern Valley Regional (Demarest) (62-35), #5657 Pascack Valley (Hillsdale) (47-16), #5657 Pascack Valley (Hillsdale) (44-8), #5951 Paramus (42-0), #5990 Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) (35-6), #6717 Morrow [Dwight] (Englewood) (35-8), #10756 Snyder (Jersey City) (42-6) 2017 Losses: #356 Northern Valley (Old Tappan) (31-28), #1118 River Dell (Oradell) (28-7), #2016 Wayne Hills (Wayne) (29-24) 2017 Opponents W-L: 79-51 Recent Section Championships: 2015 (North 1 III), 2012 (North 1 III), 2009 (North 1 III), 2003 (North 1 III) Recent League Championships: 2017 (North Jersey Super - Patriot Blue), 2016 (tied for 1st; North Jersey Super - Patriot Blue), 2015 (Big North - Independence), 2014 (Big North - Independence), 2004 (NBIL 1), 2003 (NBIL 1) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/1 at Sparta, 9/7 Bergenfield, 9/14 Northern Highlands (Allendale), 9/21 at Northern Valley (Old Tappan), 9/28 River Dell (Oradell), 10/5 Teaneck, 10/12 at Wayne Hills (Wayne), 10/19 at Pascack Valley (Hillsdale), 10/26 Randolph Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wayne Hills (Wayne) (24.8), Northern Valley (Old Tappan) (22.1), River Dell (Oradell) (20.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Teaneck (-22.1), Bergenfield (-17.9), Randolph (-11.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4 (21.1 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2053 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%