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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Skip Fuller
League: Mid-State 38 - Raritan
Playoff Division: Central Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2012 JV Record: 2-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Blaze Arranzullo 6'0" 195 Senior QB/DB 4.70
Nick Brown 6'2" 230 Senior OL/DL 4.90
Joe Lucas 6'0" 185 Senior QB/DB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -3.9
2012 National Rank: #8960
2012 State Rank: #250
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: -1.4
2013 National Rank: #8338
2013 State Rank: #232
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 2.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7289
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.1
Dynasty Record: 24-25 (16-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 2-8
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2012 Points For Average: 11.4
2012 Points Against Average: 30.5
2012 Differential: -19.1
2012 Wins: #7545 North Plainfield (28-12), #9665 Clark [Abraham] (Roselle) (31-20)
2012 Losses: #1045 Summit (41-7), #3168 Delaware Valley (Frenchtown) (41-0), #3460 Ridge (Basking Ridge) (28-10), #3780 Cranford (21-0), #4754 Northern Valley Regional (Demarest) (37-0), #5178 Johnson [Arthur L.] (Clark) (35-7), #5590 Montgomery (Skillman) (30-9), #6613 Voorhees (Glen Gardner) (40-22)
2012 Opponents W-L: 60-41
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Mid State 39 - Valley), 2006 (Skyland - Raritan), 2005 (tied for 1st; Skyland- Raritan), 2004 (Skyland- Raritan)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/20 at Cranford, 9/27 North Plainfield, 10/4 at Ridge (Basking Ridge), 10/18 at Delaware Valley (Frenchtown), 10/25 at Johnson [Arthur L.] (Clark), 11/1 Clark [Abraham] (Roselle), 11/8 Montgomery (Skillman)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Ridge (Basking Ridge) (20.9), Delaware Valley (Frenchtown) (19.5), Cranford (16)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: North Plainfield (-0.5), Clark [Abraham] (Roselle) (1.9), Montgomery (Skillman) (8.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9 (13 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #98
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4275
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 7th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%