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GENERAL
Nickname: Farmers
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Lou Grasso
League: Mid-State 38 - Watchung (moving from Mid-State 38 - Delaware)
Playoff Division: North II Group 5
Playoff Division Rank: #3

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Mike Tverdov 6'3" 235 Senior DE

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 19.5
2015 National Rank: #3572
2015 State Rank: #76
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.6
2016 Starting Power Rating: 26
2016 National Rank: #2307
2016 State Rank: #48
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 17
Dynasty National Rank: #3032
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.1
Dynasty Record: 82-55 (44-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 19.5
2015 Points Against Average: 21.6
2015 Differential: -2.1
2015 Wins: #2894 Ridge (Basking Ridge) (21-13), #4091 Piscataway (28-20), #4550 Hunterdon Central (Flemington) (33-14), #5104 Watchung Hills Regional (Warren) (40-27), #6587 Franklin (Somerset) (21-0)
2015 Losses: #600 Westfield (44-14), #1274 Bridgewater-Raritan (Bridgewater) (13-7), #1784 Phillipsburg (33-12), #3240 Elizabeth (10-7), #4566 Linden (35-14), #5557 Hillsborough (29-18)
2015 Opponents W-L: 70-47
Recent League Championships: 2003 (Watchung- American)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/17 at Plainfield, 9/23 Elizabeth, 10/14 Franklin (Somerset), 10/21 at Ridge (Basking Ridge), 10/28 Bridgewater-Raritan (Bridgewater), 11/4 at Hunterdon Central (Flemington), 11/24 Linden
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bridgewater-Raritan (Bridgewater) (34.2), Linden (20.7), Hunterdon Central (Flemington) (18.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin (Somerset) (0.5), Plainfield (0.9), Ridge (Basking Ridge) (11.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5 (22.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #77
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3359
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%



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