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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Steve Down
League: Super - American White (moving from North Jersey Super - National Red)
Playoff Division: North Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #9

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

TOP PLAYERS
Derek Lazier 5'11" 175 Senior QB 4.7
Gage Moskovitz 5'10" 175 Senior RB 4.6
Rick Healy 5'9" 150 Senior WR 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 8 Returning Offensive Starters, Skill Position Depth
Team Weaknesses: Lost Key OL/LBs To Graduation

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 4.6
2021 National Rank: #4673
2021 State Rank: #148
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -8.7
2022 National Rank: #4436
2022 State Rank: #127
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 8.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6058
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.2
Dynasty Record: 80-107 (59-71 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 6-4
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 26.5
2021 Points Against Average: 21.3
2021 Differential: +5.2
2021 Wins: #4668 Lenape Valley (Stanhope) (23-7), #5355 Kittatinny Regional (Newton) (34-13), #7056 North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (33-12), #9476 High Point (Sussex) (41-6), #9588 Sussex County Tech (Sparta) (33-8), #10566 Hackettstown (35-14)
2021 Losses: #1515 Newton (40-7), #1892 Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge) (41-13), #3159 River Dell (Oradell) (39-26), #4238 West Milford (33-20)
2021 Opponents W-L: 51-55
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/2 Morris Hills (Rockaway), 9/9 Sparta, 9/16 at Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge), 9/23 at Lenape Valley (Stanhope), 9/30 Lakeland Regional (Wanaque), 10/7 West Milford, 10/14 at High Point (Sussex), 10/22 at Sussex County Tech (Sparta)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Sparta (25.1), Jefferson Township (Oak Ridge) (7.9), Lenape Valley (Stanhope) (-5.3)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Sussex County Tech (Sparta) (-37.6), High Point (Sussex) (-37.5), Morris Hills (Rockaway) (-16.5)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.3 (1.7 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.8
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.5
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #139
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3934
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%