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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Jeffrey Vanderbeek
League: Mid-State 38 - Mountain
Playoff Division: Central Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 37.8
2016 National Rank: #902
2016 State Rank: #28
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 29.3
2017 National Rank: #1708
2017 State Rank: #50
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 3
Dynasty National Rank: #7231
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26.3
Dynasty Record: 66-73 (41-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 46.7
2016 Points Against Average: 16.2
2016 Differential: +30.5
2016 Wins: #2503 Cranford (41-17), #2665 Summit (42-7), #3025 Rahway (59-35), #3025 Rahway (47-21), #3662 Johnson [Arthur L.] (Clark) (50-6), #6287 Governor Livingston (Berkeley Heights) (49-7), #6318 North Plainfield (55-35), #6999 Warren Hills Regional (Washington) (45-8), #7421 Voorhees (Glen Gardner) (50-14), #8014 Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains) (63-7)
2016 Losses: #1257 Rumson-Fair Haven (Rumson) (21-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 57-56
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2009 (Mid State 39 - Valley), 2008 (tied for 1st; Skyland - Raritan), 2006 (Skyland - Raritan), 2005 (tied for 1st; Skyland- Raritan), 2004 (Skyland- Raritan)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 Cranford, 9/15 at North Plainfield, 9/22 Voorhees (Glen Gardner), 9/30 at Warren Hills Regional (Washington), 10/6 Rahway, 10/13 Governor Livingston (Berkeley Heights), 10/20 at Johnson [Arthur L.] (Clark), 10/28 at Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains), 11/4 at Summit
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Summit (19.4), Johnson [Arthur L.] (Clark) (16.5), Cranford (15)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Plainfield (-3), Voorhees (Glen Gardner) (0.7), Warren Hills Regional (Washington) (3.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5 (17.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #158
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4870
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 62%