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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mark Ingram
League: Super - National Red (moving from Super - National White)
Playoff Division: North Group 2
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -20
2023 National Rank: #9508
2023 State Rank: #235
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.3
2024 Starting Power Rating: -40.6
2024 National Rank: #9747
2024 State Rank: #230
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -25
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #11080
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 12-33 (5-19 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -9.4
Dynasty National Rank: #10867
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.1
Dynasty Record: 62-136 (30-73 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 5-4
2023 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2023 Points For Average: 18.4
2023 Points Against Average: 23.9
2023 Differential: -5.5
2023 Wins: #10940 Newark Collegiate Academy (Newark) (22-6), #11515 West Side (Newark) (14-6), #11626 Barringer (Newark) (28-8), #12462 Hoboken (42-6), #13334 Highland Park (54-14)
2023 Losses: #3560 Immaculata (Somerville) (42-0), #3611 Weequahic (Newark) (69-0), #4298 Shabazz [Malcolm X.] (Newark) (44-6), #9348 Snyder (Jersey City) (20-0)
2023 Opponents W-L: 37-55
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; Super Essex - Independence)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/20/23 Highland Park (54-14), 11/4/23 Barringer (Newark) (28-8)

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/29 Bloomfield, 9/6 at Snyder (Jersey City), 9/14 Glen Ridge, 9/20 at Hudson Catholic (Jersey City), 9/27 Verona, 10/11 at Hoboken, 10/18 Cedar Grove, 10/25 at Newark Collegiate Academy (Newark)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Grove (-5.6), Verona (-30.6), Hudson Catholic (Jersey City) (-34.9)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Hoboken (-60), Newark Collegiate Academy (Newark) (-52.8), Glen Ridge (-48.5)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.3
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -38.8
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #235
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10770
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2024 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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