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GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Jeffrey Vanderbeek
League: Big Central - American Gold (moving from Big Central 3)
Playoff Division: South Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 28.7
2021 National Rank: #1233
2021 State Rank: #38
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.9
2022 Starting Power Rating: 25.6
2022 National Rank: #598
2022 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 18.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3318
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 113-79 (64-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 8-2
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 35.3
2021 Points Against Average: 14.8
2021 Differential: +20.5
2021 Wins: #3826 St. Joseph (Metuchen) (47-26), #4072 Summit (45-22), #4595 Rahway (38-21), #4595 Rahway (45-7), #5135 Warren Hills Regional (Washington) (43-13), #5790 Olney (Philadelphia, PA) (25-0), #8802 Carteret (47-0), #9234 South Plainfield (43-0)
2021 Losses: #133 Cedar Creek (Egg Harbor City) (27-0), #359 Northern Highlands (Allendale) (32-20)
2021 Opponents W-L: 55-48
Recent Section Championships: 2017 (Central III)
Recent League Championships: 2021 (Big Central 3), 2020 (Big Central 3), 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 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/27 vs Mastery (Camden), 9/2 at Old Bridge, 9/9 St. Joseph (Metuchen), 9/16 at Montgomery (Skillman), 9/23 Union, 10/1 vs Elizabeth, 10/7 Westfield, 10/14 Hillsborough, 10/21 at South Brunswick (Monmouth Junction)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Hillsborough (19.4), Union (12.7), Westfield (7)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Elizabeth (-17.6), Old Bridge (-14.5), Montgomery (Skillman) (-13.4)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 (13.2 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.8
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2055
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2022 Projected League Finish: 4th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 70%



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