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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Erik Rosenmeier
League: Big Central - United Gold (moving from Big Central 4)
Playoff Division: North Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #3

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Matt Fries 6'5" 275 Senior OT

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 33.9
2021 National Rank: #833
2021 State Rank: #31
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9
2022 Starting Power Rating: 8
2022 National Rank: #1950
2022 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 23.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2305
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.2
Dynasty Record: 134-63 (62-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 11-1
2021 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 37.3
2021 Points Against Average: 20.6
2021 Differential: +16.7
2021 Wins: #1299 Sparta (45-21), #1546 Colonia (27-14), #1797 Woodbridge (38-28), #2330 North Hunterdon (Annandale) (43-37), #3379 Pascack Valley (Hillsdale) (42-7), #3879 Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains) (20-6), #3959 Linden (42-13), #4072 Summit (45-8), #4354 Montgomery (Skillman) (26-14), #5318 Northern Valley Regional (Demarest) (56-26), #7349 Kennedy Memorial [John F.] (Iselin) (49-20)
2021 Losses: #484 West Morris Central (Chester) (53-14)
2021 Opponents W-L: 67-59
Recent Section Championships: 2015 (North 2 III), 2011 (North 2 III)
Recent League Championships: 2021 (Big Central 4), 2019 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 38 - Raritan), 2015 (Mid-State 38 - Raritan), 2014 (Mid-State 38 - Raritan), 2004 (tied for 1st; Watchung- National)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/2 North Hunterdon (Annandale), 9/10 at Summit, 9/16 at Woodbridge, 9/23 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Edison), 9/30 at Rahway, 10/7 Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains), 10/14 at Linden, 10/21 North Brunswick
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: North Brunswick (6.4), North Hunterdon (Annandale) (5.3), Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Edison) (4.5)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Linden (-14.8), Summit (-11.5), Rahway (-5.8)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7 (16.1 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.1
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.8
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2109
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 20%



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