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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Coach: Jim Drumheller
League: Wyoming Valley 1
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #93

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 12
2013 National Rank: #5090
2013 State Rank: #207
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 10.1
2014 National Rank: #5206
2014 State Rank: #217
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2584
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.2
Dynasty Record: 73-49 (26-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 17.2
2013 Points Against Average: 31
2013 Differential: -13.8
2013 Wins: #6988 Pittston (26-7), #7235 Williamsport (30-7), #7542 Dallas (13-7)
2013 Losses: #400 Berwick (43-7), #905 Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth) (59-10), #1342 East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg) (40-27), #1894 Crestwood (Mountain Top) (48-7), #1984 Delaware Valley (Milford) (28-7), #3047 Scranton (45-29), #3736 Coughlin [James M.] (Wilkes-Barre) (26-16)
2013 Opponents W-L: 72-43
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Wyoming Valley 4A), 2007 (Wyoming Valley 4A), 2006 (Wyoming Valley 4A), 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Coughlin [James M.] (Wilkes-Barre), 9/5 at Scranton, 9/12 Delaware Valley (Milford), 9/19 at Williamsport, 9/26 Pittston, 10/3 Crestwood (Mountain Top), 10/10 at Tunkhannock, 10/17 Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth), 10/24 at Boone [Daniel] (Birdsboro), 10/31 at Berwick
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Berwick (45.5), Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth) (38.4), Delaware Valley (Milford) (34.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Tunkhannock (-10.9), Pittston (-4.3), Williamsport (-1.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2170
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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