Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington, NJ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Coach: Dave Caldwell
League: West Jersey - Valley
Playoff Division: South Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -6.3
2018 National Rank: #7887
2018 State Rank: #210
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -17.1
2019 National Rank: #6752
2019 State Rank: #176
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 2.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8498
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.3
Dynasty Record: 63-87 (33-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 5-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 19.1
2018 Points Against Average: 14
2018 Differential: +5.1
2018 Wins: #7833 Steinert (Hamilton) (19-7), #9156 North Plainfield (36-15), #10337 Hightstown (26-0), #11307 Lawrence (Lawrenceville) (10-8), #13221 Princeton (49-6)
2018 Losses: #4633 Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (39-16), #5301 Nottingham (Hamilton) (7-0), #7047 Ewing (Trenton) (27-7), #8652 Hamilton (17-9)
2018 Opponents W-L: 38-51
Recent Section Championships: 2013 (Central III)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (West Jersey - Patriot), 2013 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Colonial Valley - Patriot), 2006 (tied for 1st; Colonial Valley - Patriot)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/19/18 Princeton (49-6), 10/26/18 Hightstown (26-0), 11/1/18 North Plainfield (36-15)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/13 Lawrence (Lawrenceville), 9/21 at Steinert (Hamilton), 9/27 Ewing (Trenton), 10/5 at Nottingham (Hamilton), 10/11 Hamilton, 10/18 Notre Dame (Lawrenceville), 10/26 at Princeton, 11/1 at Hightstown
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Nottingham (Hamilton) (-4.9), Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (-9), Hamilton (-19.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Princeton (-57.5), Lawrence (Lawrenceville) (-49.9), Hightstown (-36.4)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4 (-11.1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.5
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #278
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10083
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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