Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington, NJ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Coach: Dave Caldwell League: West Jersey - Capitol Playoff Division: South Group 3 Playoff Division Rank: #10 RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 14 2022 National Rank: #3063 2022 State Rank: #75 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -2.1 2023 Starting Power Rating: -9.3 2023 National Rank: #3983 2023 State Rank: #110 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -3.4 Dynasty National Rank: #6714 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.1 Dynasty Record: 26-18 (12-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 10-1 2022 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2022 Points For Average: 31.7 2022 Points Against Average: 18.4 2022 Differential: +13.3 2022 Wins: #4342 Burlington Township (Burlington) (22-16), #5063 Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (53-21), #5151 Matawan Regional (Aberdeen) (34-21), #5250 Nottingham (Hamilton) (34-32), #6404 Northern Burlington (Columbus) (14-3), #7278 Hightstown (28-7), #8889 Ewing (Trenton) (21-13), #10742 Hamilton (54-19), #11643 Trenton Central (Trenton) (47-20), #11827 Lawrence (Lawrenceville) (35-6) 2022 Losses: #562 Delsea (Franklinville) (44-7) 2022 Opponents W-L: 50-61 Recent Section Championships: 2013 (Central III) Recent League Championships: 2022, 2014 (West Jersey - Patriot), 2013 (tied for 1st; West Jersey - Valley), 2008 (Colonial Valley - Patriot), 2006 (tied for 1st; Colonial Valley - Patriot) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 9/1 Lawrence (Lawrenceville), 9/9 at Ewing (Trenton), 9/14 Hamilton, 9/22 at Northern Burlington (Columbus), 9/30 at Nottingham (Hamilton), 10/6 Trenton Central (Trenton), 10/13 Hightstown, 10/20 at Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (-12.2), Nottingham (Hamilton) (-18.1), Northern Burlington (Columbus) (-22) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Trenton Central (Trenton) (-58.5), Hamilton (-56.1), Lawrence (Lawrenceville) (-53.9) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.4 (-0.8 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -35.1 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.7 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #242 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9448 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.