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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Dave Curtin
League: North Jersey Super - Liberty Blue (moving from Super Essex - Liberty)
Playoff Division: North II Group 5
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -0.3
2015 National Rank: #8021
2015 State Rank: #210
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 7.3
2016 National Rank: #6049
2016 State Rank: #136
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -6.8
Dynasty National Rank: #10318
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.2
Dynasty Record: 34-93 (24-73 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 19
2015 Points Against Average: 27
2015 Differential: -8
2015 Wins: #8371 Weequahic (Newark) (27-22), #9346 Irvington (21-14), #9404 West Orange (24-7), #10730 North Bergen (24-22), #11261 Livingston (35-13)
2015 Losses: #600 Westfield (49-7), #2593 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (42-7), #6727 Orange (21-14), #7202 Nutley (45-24), #8719 Caldwell [James] (West Caldwell) (35-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 52-49
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Super Essex - Liberty)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 Bloomfield, 9/17 at East Orange Campus (East Orange), 9/23 at West Orange, 9/30 Morristown, 10/7 at Livingston, 10/15 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange), 10/21 at Randolph, 10/29 at Morris Knolls (Rockaway), 11/4 Montclair
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Montclair (21.1), Seton Hall Prep (West Orange) (18.8), East Orange Campus (East Orange) (10.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Livingston (-17.9), Morristown (-7.8), West Orange (-4.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.8 (7.3 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #158
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6316
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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