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GENERAL
Nickname: Soaring Eagles
Coach: Wil Valdez
League: North Jersey Super - Freedom White (moving from North Jersey Super - Liberty Red)
Playoff Division: North Group 5
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2020 JV Record: 1-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nelson Monegro 6'8" 280 Senior OL/DL
Jalen Phillip 5'8" 165 Senior WR/CB
JaSire Peterson 6'4" 280 Junior DL/OL

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Nicholas Alvarado 6'0" 190 Senior S

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Zahir Abdus-Salaam 5'9" 180 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Physicality, Run To Ball

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 7
2020 National Rank: #4359
2020 State Rank: #108
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.8
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -26.4
2021 Starting Power Rating: 0.6
2021 National Rank: #3347
2021 State Rank: #83
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 22.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2577
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.7
Dynasty Record: 85-49 [86-48 on the field] (54-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 3-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (tied for 2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 33.8
2020 Points Against Average: 23.5
2020 Differential: +10.3
2020 Wins: #5386 Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) (23-22), #11698 North Bergen (70-3), #12906 East Side (Newark) (56-7)
2020 Losses: #636 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (49-22), #1280 Randolph (48-25), #2414 Irvington (12-7)
2020 Opponents W-L: 22-19
Recent League Championships: 2019 (North Jersey Super - Liberty White), 2018 (North Jersey Super - Liberty White), 2017 (North Jersey Super - Liberty White), 2016 (North Jersey Super - Liberty White)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/6/20 Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) (23-22)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 9/3 vs Seton Hall Prep (West Orange), 9/10 at Irvington, 9/17 West Side (Newark), 9/24 North Bergen, 10/1 at Ridgewood, 10/8 West Orange, 10/15 Bayonne, 10/22 at Hudson Catholic (Jersey City), 10/29 at Kearny
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (31.7), Ridgewood (9), West Orange (3.4)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Kearny (-73.1), North Bergen (-45.2), Bayonne (-35.7)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.6
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.9
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.5
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #123
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5375
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%