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GENERAL
Nickname: Comets
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Barris Grant
League: Mid-State 38 - Valley
Playoff Division: South Group 2
Playoff Division Rank: #3

D1 PROSPECTS
Nahree Biggins 6-0 170 Junior WR
Brian Ugwu 6'2" 220 Senior OLB

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 25.5
2017 National Rank: #2027
2017 State Rank: #53
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 24.5
2018 National Rank: #755
2018 State Rank: #18
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 6.2
Dynasty National Rank: #7480
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.3
Dynasty Record: 57-96 [58-95 on the field] (25-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 28.4
2017 Points Against Average: 14.8
2017 Differential: +13.6
2017 Wins: #2150 Point Pleasant Boro (Point Pleasant) (20-13), #2571 Johnson [Arthur L.] (Clark) (19-16), #5432 South River (28-7), #6034 Clark [Abraham] (Roselle) (14-12), #6337 Delaware Valley (Frenchtown) (49-8), #8241 Bernards (Bernardsville) (42-0), #8460 Brearley [David] (Kenilworth) (21-15), #11183 New Providence (42-7), #12936 Dayton [Jonathan] (Springfield) (51-8)
2017 Losses: #2289 Rahway (35-21), #2571 Johnson [Arthur L.] (Clark) (22-13), #3968 Cranford (34-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 71-55
Recent Section Championships: 2017 (Central II)
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Mountain Valley - Mountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 4
Streak List: 11/4/17 Brearley [David] (Kenilworth) (21-15), 11/11/17 South River (28-7), 11/18/17 Johnson [Arthur L.] (Clark) (19-16), 12/2/17 Point Pleasant Boro (Point Pleasant) (20-13)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/30 at Hightstown, 9/7 at Middlesex, 9/14 Clark [Abraham] (Roselle), 9/21 at Delaware Valley (Frenchtown), 9/28 at Bernards (Bernardsville), 10/5 at Johnson [Arthur L.] (Clark), 10/13 at South River, 10/20 North Plainfield, 10/27 Cranford
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cranford (9.2), South River (0.4), Johnson [Arthur L.] (Clark) (-2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: North Plainfield (-32.7), Clark [Abraham] (Roselle) (-23.1), Hightstown (-17.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8 (12.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #151
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5632
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 85%



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