Colts Neck (NJ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Gray/Green Coach: Matt Ahearn League: Shore - Freedom (moving from Shore - Liberty) Playoff Division: South Group 4 Playoff Division Rank: #27 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2018 JV Record: 3-3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tom Lidondici 6'3" 275 T/DT Jackson Sparacio 6'2" 250 Senior T/DT Romeo Thomas 5'8" 180 Senior RB/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Roster Size Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: -14.3 2018 National Rank: #9549 2018 State Rank: #260 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -31.1 2019 National Rank: #9691 2019 State Rank: #262 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 14.7 Dynasty National Rank: #4726 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 45.8 Dynasty Record: 67-95 (37-62 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 3-7 2018 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th) 2018 Points For Average: 14.9 2018 Points Against Average: 24.8 2018 Differential: -9.9 2018 Wins: #6588 Monmouth Regional (Tinton Falls) (8-7), #8933 Marlboro (20-14), #13221 Princeton (50-0) 2018 Losses: #2739 Manasquan (41-6), #4415 Raritan (Hazlet) (44-6), #5974 Neptune (20-14), #6233 Point Pleasant Boro (Point Pleasant) (40-13), #7244 Toms River East (Toms River) (20-3), #8285 Pinelands Regional (Tuckerton) (27-15), #8429 East Brunswick (35-14) 2018 Opponents W-L: 40-57 Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Shore - Constitution) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 9/6 at Freehold Township (Freehold), 9/14 at Marlboro, 9/20 at Matawan Regional (Aberdeen), 9/28 Toms River East (Toms River), 10/4 at Toms River South (Toms River), 10/12 at Lakewood, 10/19 Pinelands Regional (Tuckerton), 10/26 Neptune, 11/2 Liberty (Jackson) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Neptune (-8.7), Toms River East (Toms River) (-9.7), Freehold Township (Freehold) (-22.2) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Matawan Regional (Aberdeen) (-50.8), Lakewood (-33.5), Marlboro (-32.6) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.8 (-4.2 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.2 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.4 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #270 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9942 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2019 Projected League Finish: 4th 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%