Kittatinny Regional (Newton, NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Blue/Silver Coach: Joe Coltelli League: North Jersey Super - National Red Playoff Division: North Group 2 Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2018 JV Record: 3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jacob Mafaro 6'2" 220 Senior RB 4.5 Austin Seames 5'11" 185 Senior WR 4.75 Robert Bruce 6'2" 200 Senior DE 5.2 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 15.1 2018 National Rank: #3308 2018 State Rank: #87 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -3.7 2019 National Rank: #3882 2019 State Rank: #105 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 7.8 Dynasty National Rank: #6817 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.5 Dynasty Record: 74-90 (52-64 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 10-3 2018 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 3rd) 2018 Points For Average: 31.4 2018 Points Against Average: 16.9 2018 Differential: +14.5 2018 Wins: #3691 Newton (28-19), #5629 High Point (Sussex) (24-0), #5621 Westwood (Washington Township) (41-20), #6840 Mahwah (47-18), #8712 Lenape Valley (Stanhope) (42-0), #9013 Morris Catholic (Denville) (49-14), #9086 Hopatcong (50-26), #9476 Parsippany (34-14), #10541 North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (41-7), #11342 Vernon (19-6) 2018 Losses: #1735 Rutherford (62-14), #3198 Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) (6-2), #3691 Newton (28-17) 2018 Opponents W-L: 76-59 Recent League Championships: 2007 (Sussex County) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 9/6 at Vernon, 9/14 at Wallkill Valley (Hamburg), 9/20 Hopatcong, 9/27 at North Warren Regional (Blairstown), 10/4 at Parsippany, 10/12 Lenape Valley (Stanhope), 10/18 at High Point (Sussex), 10/26 Newton, 11/2 Morris Catholic (Denville) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) (4.6), Newton (-11.6), Morris Catholic (Denville) (-17.8) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Vernon (-42.1), Hopatcong (-36.5), North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (-35.9) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6 (1.6 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.7 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.7 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #229 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8187 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8% |