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Mountain Lakes Herd

4-42-2 in the American White · Coach Darrell Fusco

Playoff statusChecked Tue 7:40 PM

Clinched

Playoff spot

Home game: 20%. A No. 6 seed today.

Waiting on: vs Boonton, Fri 7:00 PM.
Seed: After Friday: No. 3 to No. 8. · No. 4 or better hosts
Can pass us: Friday: 3 teams. See who ↓

Last game

Final · Friday, Oct 16at Hanover ParkL28–42Full breakdown →

Next game

Next · Friday, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM · Homevs Boonton7-1The lineMountain Lakes by 2.2Playoff oddsSafe either wayGame preview →

If the season ended todayNo. 6 seed, Section AAt No. 3 seed New Milford in the first round.If every favorite wins Friday: No. 5 seed, Section A. Moves ahead of Wood-Ridge, Belvidere and Pompton Lakes.Playoff spotClinchedHome game20%No. 1 seedOutFull bracket →

For coaches

Mountain Lakes is in. Here's what's next.

Updated Tue, Oct 20, 7:40 PM · refreshed after every final

Home game20%The top 8 in North Group 1 host a first-round game.

No. 1 seedOutThe top 2 are the No. 1 seeds and host every section game.

This weekvs Boonton: a win makes a home game 36%, a loss 0%.

Root for Lenape Valley over Wallkill Valley · home game +38
Root for Pompton Lakes over New Milford · +34
Root for Manville over Dayton · +23

Who to scout

Most likely playoff opponents.

First round

Second round, if you win

Before the cutoff · Friday, Oct 23

Who can still pass Mountain Lakes?

Best caseNo. 3 seedWorst caseNo. 8 seedFavorites winNo. 5 seed

Kinnelon4-4 · 13th todayOnly if we lose to Boonton and other results go their way, win or lose themselves.
Hawthorne4-3 · 16th todayOnly if they beat Glen Rock, we lose to Boonton and other results go their way.
Park Ridge4-4 · 15th todayOnly if they beat Becton, we lose to Boonton and other results go their way.

Can’t pass Mountain Lakes: everyone else in North Group 1, whatever happens Friday. Checked against every way Friday’s games can go, and updated as each final comes in.

Schedule and results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Result	The line
0	Aug 27	vs Jefferson	W48–26
1	Sep 4	at Madison	W24–14
2	Sep 10	at Lenape Valley	W28–15
3	Sep 18	vs Ramsey	L14–24
4	Sep 25	at Caldwell	L7–41
5	Oct 2	at Pequannock	W34–0
6	Oct 9	vs Cedar Grove	L0–34
7	Oct 16	at Hanover Park	L28–42
Still to play · lines as of today
8	Oct 23	vs Boonton	Fri 7:00 PM	Mountain Lakes by 2.2

The line is who we favored before kickoff, and by how much.

Lat Hanover ParkOct 16 · 28–42 ›

Lvs Cedar GroveOct 9 · 0–34 ›

Wat PequannockOct 2 · 34–0 ›

Lat CaldwellSep 25 · 7–41 ›

Lvs RamseySep 18 · 14–24 ›

Wat Lenape ValleySep 10 · 28–15 ›

Wat MadisonSep 4 · 24–14 ›

Wvs JeffersonAug 27 · 48–26 ›

Still to play

vs BoontonMountain Lakes by 2.2Fri 7:00 PM

Lines are today's Strength Index gap and move every week.

If it ended today

Full bracket →

North Group 1 · Section A · first round, higher seed hosts

1Cedar Grove 6-1a lock

8Hawthorne 4-385%

4Wallkill Valley 8-0a lock

5Dayton 6-2a lock

3New Milford 6-2a lock

6Mountain Lakes 4-4a lock

2Boonton 7-1a lock

7Kinnelon 4-4a lock

The numbers

How the ratings work →

How close we are±0.5Our opponent strength vs the official NJSIAA listWhy? →

Strength Index after each week

Started the season at 73.65 · locks after Week 7

After	SI	Δ
Season start	73.65
Week 0	73.19	down −0.46
Week 1	73.12	down −0.07
Week 2	73.43	up +0.31
Week 3	70.89	down −2.54
Week 4	66.50	down −4.39
Week 5	70.07	up +3.57
Week 6	66.46	down −3.60
Week 7	63.68	down −2.78

What if?

Pick the result against Boonton. The seed has every other game going to the favorite; the rest holds other teams where they are.

If Mountain Lakes wins by 10NowThenChange

Seed, favorites win elsewhereNo. 6No. 5up 1

Strength Index63.6863.68locked

Power points8.8810.56+1.68

Opponent strength rank8th8thno change

Power rank (UPR)11.29.2better