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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Art Cattano
League: Mid-State 39 - East C
Playoff Division: North II Group 1
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2010 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dave Barletta 6'5" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.60
Nick Iannacone 5'10" 250 Junior OL/DL
Brayan Arroyo 6'0" 185 Senior WR/DE 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 25.7
2010 National Rank: #2225
2010 State Rank: #48
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 19.8
2011 National Rank: #2926
2011 State Rank: #61
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 13.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4180
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 40-13 (15-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 11-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 29
2010 Points Against Average: 13.3
2010 Differential: +15.7
2010 Wins: #2747 Lincoln (Jersey City) (21-8), #4462 Dayton [Jonathan] (Springfield) (24-0), #4652 Verona (20-19), #5361 Clark [Abraham] (Roselle) (23-20), #6181 Hoboken (24-21), #7421 North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (28-7), #9036 Bound Brook (43-16), #9572 Brearley [David] (Kenilworth) (34-7), #10886 Pingry (Martinsville) (28-13), #10919 Governor Livingston (Berkeley Heights) (35-13), #13113 Roselle Park (49-0)
2010 Losses: #4623 Summit (36-19)
2010 Opponents W-L: 69-55
Recent Section Championships: 2010 (North 2 I)
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2007 (Mountain Valley - Valley), 2004 (Mountain Valley- Valley), 2003 (Mountain Valley- Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 9
Streak List: 10/30/10 Roselle Park (49-0), 11/6/10 Pingry (Martinsville) (28-13), 11/13/10 Hoboken (24-21), 11/20/10 Verona (20-19), 11/25/10 Governor Livingston (Berkeley Heights) (35-13), 12/4/10 Lincoln (Jersey City) (21-8), 9/9/11 Dayton [Jonathan] (Springfield) (48-13), 9/17/11 Clark [Abraham] (Roselle) (33-24), 9/23/11 Bound Brook (47-6)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/9 Dayton [Jonathan] (Springfield), 9/17 Clark [Abraham] (Roselle), 9/23 at Bound Brook, 10/6 Brearley [David] (Kenilworth), 10/14 at North Warren Regional (Blairstown), 10/22 at Summit, 10/28 at Roselle Park, 11/4 Pingry (Martinsville), 11/24 at Governor Livingston (Berkeley Heights)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Dayton [Jonathan] (Springfield) (14.2), Summit (13.5), North Warren Regional (Blairstown) (7.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Roselle Park (-26), Pingry (Martinsville) (-10.8), Governor Livingston (Berkeley Heights) (-6.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7 (5.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #248
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8930
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 53%
Opener: 9/9 Dayton [Jonathan] (Springfield) [projection: 21-13 win]