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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Jeffrey Vanderbeek
League: Big Central 3 (moving from Mid-State 38 - Mountain)
Playoff Division: South Group 3
Playoff Division Rank*: #6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ethan Hilliman 6'4" 210 Senior WR

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 29.7
2019 National Rank: #1432
2019 State Rank: #34
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.7
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -8.4
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 9.9
2020 National Rank*: #2495
2020 State Rank*: #61
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 16.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4029
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 6.8
Dynasty Record: 98-77 (55-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 10-2
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2019 Points For Average: 43.1
2019 Points Against Average: 14.3
2019 Differential: +28.8
2019 Wins: #3345 Seneca (Tabernacle) (53-23), #4419 Rahway (28-14), #4683 Hamilton (44-6), #5122 Absegami (Galloway) (37-7), #5733 Cranford (40-7), #9448 Immaculata (Somerville) (53-0), #9894 Warren Hills Regional (Washington) (50-17), #10002 North Plainfield (56-13), #10132 Voorhees (Glen Gardner) (47-0), #11925 Governor Livingston (Berkeley Heights) (63-8)
2019 Losses: #359 Wilson [Woodrow] (Camden) (54-30), #5893 Summit (23-16)
2019 Opponents W-L: 65-58
Recent Section Championships: 2017 (Central III)
Recent League Championships: 2019 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 38 - Mountain), 2018 (Mid-State 38 - Mountain), 2017 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 38 - Mountain), 2016 (Mid-State 38 - Mountain), 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 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/2 South Plainfield, 10/10 vs Rahway, 10/16 at Warren Hills Regional (Washington), 10/24 Summit, 10/31 vs Northern Valley (Old Tappan), 11/7 vs Hunterdon Central (Flemington), 11/13 Woodbridge
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Northern Valley (Old Tappan) (16.2), Woodbridge (13.9), Rahway (4.7)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: South Plainfield (-41.6), Warren Hills Regional (Washington) (-23.1), Summit (-8)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3 (5.3 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -6.2
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -6.5
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #112
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4578
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-2
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 5%



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