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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Cardinal/White
Coach: Don Morgenroth
League: North Jersey Super - National Blue (moving from North Jersey Super - American Blue)
Playoff Division: North Group 1
Playoff Division Rank*: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2019 JV Record: 2-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
John Brulato 5'11" 190 Senior RB/LB
Hunter Morgenroth 5'11" 160 Junior QB/DB
Cooper Dimmick 6'0" 185 Junior OL/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Junior Class
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -28.7
2019 National Rank: #12054
2019 State Rank: #309
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +8.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -30.8
2020 National Rank*: #10711
2020 State Rank*: #275
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #11492
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 21.2
Dynasty Record: 44-123 (22-91 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 0-10
2019 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2019 Points For Average: 9
2019 Points Against Average: 37.4
2019 Differential: -28.4
2019 Wins: none
2019 Losses: #3207 Boonton (48-0), #3481 Parsippany (30-8), #4107 Mountain Lakes (46-7), #4172 Montville (45-14), #4569 Newton (34-7), #5238 Morris Catholic (Denville) (42-8), #7367 Kinnelon (42-14), #7416 Pequannock (Pompton Plains) (21-14), #9206 Ridgefield Park (41-6), #11664 North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (25-12)
2019 Opponents W-L: 61-46
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/3 at North Warren Regional (Blairstown), 10/9 Boonton, 10/17 Sussex County Tech (Sparta), 10/23 at Hopatcong, 10/31 vs Wallkill Valley (Hamburg), 11/21 at Kittatinny Regional (Newton), 11/28 at Morris Catholic (Denville)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Boonton (10.4), Sussex County Tech (Sparta) (-7.4), Kittatinny Regional (Newton) (-11.4)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (-42.4), Hopatcong (-16.4), Morris Catholic (Denville) (-16.4)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 (2.3 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -13.8
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -14.6
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #6697
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 1-6
2020 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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