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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Don Smolyn
League: North Jersey Super - National Red
Playoff Division: North Group 2
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Molinari 6'2" 205 Senior RB/LB
Gavin Coles 5'9" 175 Junior RB/DB
Rocco Bonavalonta 6'0" 255 DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, P/K Return, RBs/WRs
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Difficult Schedule, 4 Players Coming Off Surgeries

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -10.2
2018 National Rank: #8711
2018 State Rank: #239
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -18
2019 National Rank: #6934
2019 State Rank: #183
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 21.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3068
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 39.1
Dynasty Record: 115-57 (83-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 3-7
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2018 Points For Average: 16.4
2018 Points Against Average: 27.5
2018 Differential: -11.1
2018 Wins: #9086 Hopatcong (35-14), #9207 Hackettstown (20-13), #10541 North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (27-20)
2018 Losses: #3198 Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) (34-13), #3308 Kittatinny Regional (Newton) (42-0), #3691 Newton (20-14), #4589 Lakeland Regional (Wanaque) (22-6), #5629 High Point (Sussex) (22-12), #7185 Madison (42-14), #9376 Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell) (46-23)
2018 Opponents W-L: 60-42
Recent League Championships: 2016 (North Jersey Super - American Red), 2015 (tied for 1st; Northwest Jersey - Freedom), 2009 (Northwest Jersey - Freedom)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 at Newton, 9/13 Hackettstown, 9/20 Lakeland Regional (Wanaque), 9/27 at Hopatcong, 10/4 at North Warren Regional (Blairstown), 10/12 at Kittatinny Regional (Newton), 10/18 Madison, 10/25 Wallkill Valley (Hamburg), 11/1 at High Point (Sussex)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Wallkill Valley (Hamburg) (4.6), Kittatinny Regional (Newton) (-3.7), Madison (-9.9)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hopatcong (-36.5), North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (-35.9), Hackettstown (-24.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2 (-0.5 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #186
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6477
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%