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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Erik Rosenmeier
League: Mid-State 38 - Mountain
Playoff Division: North II Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 23.9
2016 National Rank: #2504
2016 State Rank: #81
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 15
2017 National Rank: #4014
2017 State Rank: #116
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3702
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 100-48 (43-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 35.8
2016 Points Against Average: 20.7
2016 Differential: +15.1
2016 Wins: #2665 Summit (37-7), #5612 Delaware Valley (Frenchtown) (28-27), #6287 Governor Livingston (Berkeley Heights) (49-7), #6318 North Plainfield (56-35), #7329 Hillside (49-13), #7421 Voorhees (Glen Gardner) (35-0), #8014 Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains) (40-14)
2016 Losses: #899 Somerville (41-17), #1257 Rumson-Fair Haven (Rumson) (23-13), #3025 Rahway (40-34)
2016 Opponents W-L: 54-50
Recent Section Championships: 2015 (North 2 III), 2011 (North 2 III)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Mid-State 38 - Raritan), 2014 (Mid-State 38 - Raritan), 2004 (tied for 1st; Watchung- National)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Somerville, 9/15 at Voorhees (Glen Gardner), 9/22 Rahway, 9/28 at North Plainfield, 10/7 at Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains), 10/13 Summit, 10/20 at Governor Livingston (Berkeley Heights), 10/27 Hillside, 11/3 Delaware Valley (Frenchtown)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Somerville (29.3), Summit (19.4), Delaware Valley (Frenchtown) (16.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hillside (-9.3), North Plainfield (-3), Voorhees (Glen Gardner) (0.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5 (17.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #154
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4804
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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