Central (Newark, NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Blue/White Coach: Julius Montford League: North Jersey Super - Patriot White Playoff Division: North Group 2 Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2018 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Al-Muyhaymin Lockhart 5'11" 185 Sophomore QB/FS 4.55 Azeez Johnson 5'10" 195 Senior ILB/RB 4.63 Jahmad Thompson 6'0" 225 Senior OL/DL 4.95 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Mohammad Kamara 6'2" 200 Senior OLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, LBs Team Weaknesses: OL RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: -5.3 2018 National Rank: #7685 2018 State Rank: #203 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6 2019 Starting Power Rating: -18.7 2019 National Rank: #7092 2019 State Rank: #189 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -4.5 Dynasty National Rank: #10369 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.2 Dynasty Record: 50-103 (25-54 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 4-6 2018 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th) 2018 Points For Average: 20 2018 Points Against Average: 20 2018 Differential: 0 2018 Wins: #8375 Nutley (24-16), #10637 Immaculate Conception (Montclair) (41-15), #11486 Columbia (Maplewood) (44-7), #12266 Snyder (Jersey City) (25-0) 2018 Losses: #1735 Rutherford (35-14), #2842 West Essex (North Caldwell) (34-0), #4453 Lincoln (Jersey City) (20-6), #5538 Cedar Grove (31-20), #6646 West Side (Newark) (20-6), #9376 Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell) (22-20) 2018 Opponents W-L: 53-48 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; Super Essex - Independence) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 9/7 Columbia (Maplewood), 9/13 at Cedar Grove, 9/19 West Essex (North Caldwell), 9/28 at Nutley, 10/4 Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell), 10/11 at Snyder (Jersey City), 10/19 West Side (Newark), 10/26 at Lincoln (Jersey City), 11/2 Immaculate Conception (Montclair) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: West Essex (North Caldwell) (-6.4), West Side (Newark) (-9), Lincoln (Jersey City) (-9.3) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Snyder (Jersey City) (-47.4), Nutley (-36), Columbia (Maplewood) (-34.2) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 (-1 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.8 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.8 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #253 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9228 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2019 Projected League Finish: 4th 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |