Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge, NJ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jerry Venturino
League: Super - American White (moving from North Jersey Super - Liberty White)
Playoff Division: North Group 2
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2021 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Travis Osterhout 6'3" 210 Senior WR/LB 4.6
Jason Eisele 6'3" 190 Senior RB/DB 4.6
Jacob Studnick 5'10" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Peter Delaportas 6'4" 205 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership, Experience, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Line Graduation Losses

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 22.3
2021 National Rank: #1892
2021 State Rank: #58
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2022 Starting Power Rating: 7.9
2022 National Rank: #1958
2022 State Rank: #52
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 14.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4302
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.7
Dynasty Record: 100-91 (68-66 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 7-6
2021 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th)
2021 Points For Average: 23.7
2021 Points Against Average: 20.1
2021 Differential: +3.6
2021 Wins: #1515 Newton (27-14), #2130 Rutherford (28-7), #3152 Hawthorne (20-13), #4656 Parsippany Hills (Parsippany) (27-7), #4673 Vernon (41-13), #5355 Kittatinny Regional (Newton) (35-13), #6782 West Morris Mendham (Mendham) (34-13)
2021 Losses: #413 Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell) (42-21), #1299 Sparta (31-14), #1515 Newton (35-12), #3749 Montville (24-21), #3881 Chatham (28-21), #4728 Morris Hills (Rockaway) (21-7)
2021 Opponents W-L: 91-47
Recent Section Championships: 2008 (North 1 II)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Northwest Jersey - Freedom), 2008 (tied for 1st; Sussex County)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/2 High Point (Sussex), 9/10 at Morris Hills (Rockaway), 9/16 Vernon, 9/23 Wallkill Valley (Hamburg), 9/30 at Sparta, 10/7 at Lakeland Regional (Wanaque), 10/14 Madison, 10/21 at West Milford
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Sparta (25.1), West Milford (-7.2), Vernon (-8.7)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: High Point (Sussex) (-37.5), Madison (-16.5), Morris Hills (Rockaway) (-16.5)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3 (17.2 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.8
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.1
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #139
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3929
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2022 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%