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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brian Carlson
League: North Jersey Super - United White
Playoff Division: Non-Public Group 3
Playoff Division Rank*: #5

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 13.1
2019 National Rank: #3791
2019 State Rank: #92
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +5.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus*: +3.9
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 11.8
2020 National Rank*: #2233
2020 State Rank*: #49
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 35.4
Dynasty National Rank: #810
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 23.6
Dynasty Record: 118-61 (94-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 1-10
2019 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th)
2019 Points For Average: 17.4
2019 Points Against Average: 36.5
2019 Differential: -19.1
2019 Wins: #7801 Livingston (41-0)
2019 Losses: #64 St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City) (41-0), #95 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey) (38-0), #354 Bergen Catholic (Oradell) (35-14), #390 DePaul Catholic (Wayne) (52-28), #456 Archbishop Wood (Warminster, PA) (42-30), #765 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (28-10), #977 Iona Prep (New Rochelle, NY) (41-21), #1132 Mater Dei (New Monmouth) (49-14), #1362 Paramus Catholic (Paramus) (51-14), #1529 Delbarton (Morristown) (24-19)
2019 Opponents W-L: 79-41
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Northwest Jersey - American), 2013 (Northwest Jersey - American), 2012 (Northwest Jersey - American), 2010 (Northwest Jersey - National), 2009 (Northwest Jersey - National), 2008 (tied for 1st; Sussex County), 2006 (Sussex County), 2005 (tied for 1st; Sussex County), 2004 (Sussex County)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/2 at DePaul Catholic (Wayne), 10/10 Bergen Catholic (Oradell), 10/17 at Irvington, 10/24 at Delbarton (Morristown), 11/6 vs Passaic County Tech (Wayne), 11/16 vs Seton Hall Prep (West Orange), 11/21 Paramus Catholic (Paramus)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Bergen Catholic (Oradell) (41.2), DePaul Catholic (Wayne) (40.3), Delbarton (Morristown) (25.5)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Passaic County Tech (Wayne) (6.6), Irvington (6.7), Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (16.4)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.2 (36.8 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 23
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -14.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #10
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #329
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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