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GENERAL
Nickname: Farmers
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Lou Grasso
League: Mid-State 38 - Watchung
Playoff Division: North Group 5
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 6.2
2017 National Rank: #5483
2017 State Rank: #143
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.2
2018 Starting Power Rating: -1.1
2018 National Rank: #3742
2018 State Rank: #97
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 27
Dynasty National Rank: #1989
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.1
Dynasty Record: 92-66 (51-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 22.7
2017 Points Against Average: 20.8
2017 Differential: +1.9
2017 Wins: #4144 Linden (22-19), #5362 Watchung Hills Regional (Warren) (34-17), #8532 Hackensack (28-7), #10220 Plainfield (28-13)
2017 Losses: #1368 Westfield (7-6), #1601 Bridgewater-Raritan (Bridgewater) (28-13), #4325 Elizabeth (42-26), #4741 Ridge (Basking Ridge) (37-36), #4876 Hunterdon Central (Flemington) (24-21), #5841 Franklin (Somerset) (14-13)
2017 Opponents W-L: 52-53
Recent League Championships: 2003 (Watchung- American)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/9/17 Hackensack (28-7), 11/22/17 Linden (22-19)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Linden, 9/7 Elizabeth, 9/15 at Plainfield, 9/21 at Phillipsburg, 9/28 at South Brunswick (Monmouth Junction), 10/5 Westfield, 10/12 at Hunterdon Central (Flemington), 10/19 Watchung Hills Regional (Warren), 10/26 Bridgewater-Raritan (Bridgewater)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Phillipsburg (27.6), South Brunswick (Monmouth Junction) (20.7), Westfield (20.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Plainfield (-32), Hunterdon Central (Flemington) (-11), Watchung Hills Regional (Warren) (-10.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.3 (13.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2092
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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