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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Gold/White
Coach: Jeffrey DiLorenzo
League: Section 11 Division I
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 2-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Joey Slackman 6'4" 285 Senior OL/DL
Aidan McCarty 6'0" 165 Junior QB
Cameron Dupera 5'7" 170 Senior RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB Returning, RBs, Some OL Experience
Team Weaknesses: WR Youth/Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 5.6
2017 National Rank: #5618
2017 State Rank: #182
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -10.4
2018 National Rank: #5638
2018 State Rank: #185
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 8.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6823
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.8
Dynasty Record: 59-68 (58-64 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 7th)
2017 Points For Average: 18.9
2017 Points Against Average: 22.3
2017 Differential: -3.4
2017 Wins: #4852 Patchogue-Medford (Medford) (34-31), #6368 Longwood (Middle Island) (38-6), #9763 Whitman [Walt] (Huntington Station) (24-0), #11339 Brentwood (25-6)
2017 Losses: #377 Lindenhurst (38-0), #1209 Floyd [William] (Mastic Beach) (34-3), #3528 Melville [Ward] (East Setauket) (35-19), #5273 Sachem East (Farmingville) (33-20), #9192 Central Islip (18-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 42-40
Recent League Championships: 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/8 Sachem East (Farmingville), 9/15 Brentwood, 9/22 Floyd [William] (Mastic Beach), 9/29 at Central Islip, 10/5 at Longwood (Middle Island), 10/13 at Patchogue-Medford (Medford), 10/20 Bay Shore, 10/26 at Melville [Ward] (East Setauket)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Floyd [William] (Mastic Beach) (18.8), Sachem East (Farmingville) (-5.4), Melville [Ward] (East Setauket) (-10.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Brentwood (-54), Central Islip (-23.3), Bay Shore (-17.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5 (16.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #229
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6782
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%