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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Deon Candia
League: Mid-State 38 - Watchung
Playoff Division: North Group 4
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 16
2018 National Rank: #3137
2018 State Rank: #83
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.9
2019 Starting Power Rating: 4.5
2019 National Rank: #2527
2019 State Rank: #72
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 22.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2711
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.2
Dynasty Record: 87-78 (50-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2018 Points For Average: 21.4
2018 Points Against Average: 11.8
2018 Differential: +9.6
2018 Wins: #3907 Hillsborough (21-14), #3905 Elizabeth (14-3), #3954 South Plainfield (14-0), #4795 Westfield (14-7), #5988 Franklin (Somerset) (42-7), #9500 Plainfield (42-7), #10122 Watchung Hills Regional (Warren) (35-7)
2018 Losses: #1922 Ridge (Basking Ridge) (29-13), #2260 Cranford (30-12), #2787 Union (14-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 47-56
Recent Section Championships: 2014 (North 2 V)
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2004 (tied for 1st; Watchung- National)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 at Donovan Catholic (Toms River), 9/14 at Westfield, 9/20 Watchung Hills Regional (Warren), 9/27 Elizabeth, 10/5 at Plainfield, 10/11 Union, 10/18 at North Brunswick, 10/26 at St. Joseph (Metuchen), 11/2 Ridge (Basking Ridge)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: North Brunswick (20.2), Donovan Catholic (Toms River) (15.1), Union (4.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Plainfield (-32.8), Watchung Hills Regional (Warren) (-23.4), Elizabeth (-22.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 (9.2 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2783
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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