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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Gary Cassio
League: Greater Middlesex - White
Playoff Division: Central Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Justin Counts 6'3" 235 Senior DE 4.8
Jason Lee 6'1" 215 Senior RB/CB 4.5
Mike Abreu 5'11" 210 Senior T/DT 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL, RB
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 5
2014 National Rank: #6705
2014 State Rank: #165
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 7.5
2015 National Rank: #5994
2015 State Rank: #139
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -3.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9247
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 49-73 (31-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (tied for 6th)
2014 Points For Average: 19
2014 Points Against Average: 20.1
2014 Differential: -1.1
2014 Wins: #4947 St. Joseph (Metuchen) (36-14), #6675 Bishop Ahr [George] (Edison) (41-12), #9410 Holmdel (21-12), #9839 North Plainfield (26-13)
2014 Losses: #1307 Colonia (20-0), #2894 Kennedy Memorial [John F.] (Iselin) (22-16), #2911 Carteret (33-14), #3249 Woodbridge (42-7), #7468 New Brunswick (21-19), #7705 Perth Amboy (12-10)
2014 Opponents W-L: 51-55
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/11 St. Joseph (Metuchen), 9/18 New Brunswick, 9/25 Kennedy Memorial [John F.] (Iselin), 10/9 Carteret, 10/16 at Bishop Ahr [George] (Edison), 10/23 Woodbridge, 10/30 at Perth Amboy, 11/6 at Colonia, 11/26 at North Plainfield
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy Memorial [John F.] (Iselin) (30), Woodbridge (27.7), Colonia (27.1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: North Plainfield (-15.6), Perth Amboy (-1.2), New Brunswick (7.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5 (10.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #96
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3932
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 7th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%