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GENERAL
Nickname: Hillbillies
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Lou Racioppe
League: North Jersey Super - National White
Playoff Division: North Group 2
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -6
2017 National Rank: #8365
2017 State Rank: #227
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +6.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: -14.7
2018 National Rank: #6625
2018 State Rank: #178
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 23
Dynasty National Rank: #2788
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 37.7
Dynasty Record: 114-48 (61-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 28.5
2017 Points Against Average: 25.7
2017 Differential: +2.8
2017 Wins: #7439 Ramsey (21-15), #8462 Butler (48-33), #9577 Central (Newark) (28-14), #10074 Boonton (42-21), #10805 North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (40-0), #12602 Hopatcong (44-28)
2017 Losses: #5505 Cedar Grove (28-7), #6981 Glen Ridge (49-14), #8039 Madison (27-20), #8579 Hoboken (42-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 39-61
Recent Section Championships: 2015 (North 1 I), 2014 (North 1 I), 2008 (North 2 I)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2015 (Super Essex - Colonial), 2014 (Super Essex - Colonial), 2006 (Colonial Hills - Colonial), 2005 (tied for 1st; Colonial Hills- Colonial)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 5
Streak List: 10/13/17 North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (40-0), 10/21/17 Butler (48-33), 10/28/17 Boonton (42-21), 11/3/17 Hopatcong (44-28), 11/9/17 Central (Newark) (28-14)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/7 Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell), 9/14 at Boonton, 9/21 Newark Collegiate Academy (Newark), 9/28 at Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark), 10/5 at Weequahic (Newark), 10/12 Hoboken, 10/20 Cedar Grove, 10/27 at Glen Ridge
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark) (6.6), Weequahic (Newark) (-0.4), Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell) (-0.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Newark Collegiate Academy (Newark) (-32.5), Boonton (-24.4), Hoboken (-22.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.5 (-4.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #172
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6274
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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