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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jerry Venturino
League: North Jersey Super - Patriot Blue
Playoff Division: North Group 3
Playoff Division Rank*: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2019 JV Record: 4-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Michael Gould 5'8" 190 Senior RB/LB
Dylan Patscher 6'1" 220 Junior OL/DL
Michael Studnick 5'8" 180 Senior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Leadership

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 1.6
2019 National Rank: #6130
2019 State Rank: #148
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +4.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -4.5
2020 National Rank*: #5161
2020 State Rank*: #125
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 14.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4620
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 19.1
Dynasty Record: 88-83 (62-61 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 6-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2019 Points For Average: 21.6
2019 Points Against Average: 26.2
2019 Differential: -4.6
2019 Wins: #4278 Mount Olive (Flanders) (28-21), #6802 High Point (Sussex) (26-22), #7702 West Milford (26-18), #8179 West Morris Mendham (Mendham) (24-17), #9851 Hackettstown (40-26), #11008 Vernon (34-0)
2019 Losses: #2090 Sparta (62-0), #2277 River Dell (Oradell) (24-0), #4172 Montville (44-16), #6092 Morris Hills (Rockaway) (28-22)
2019 Opponents W-L: 49-50
Recent Section Championships: 2008 (North 1 II)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Northwest Jersey - Freedom), 2008 (tied for 1st; Sussex County)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/2 West Milford, 10/9 at Sparta, 10/24 at Vernon, 10/30 Passaic Valley (Little Falls), 11/6 at Mount Olive (Flanders), 11/13 Lakeland Regional (Wanaque), 11/20 at Montville
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Sparta (11.6), Montville (0.7), Mount Olive (Flanders) (0)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Vernon (-29.4), Lakeland Regional (Wanaque) (-15.1), West Milford (-13.7)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4 (4.1 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -7.9
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -9.3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #131
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5051
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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