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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Blue/Scarlet
Coach: James Williams
League: Big Central - Liberty Gold (moving from Big Central - Liberty Silver)
Playoff Division: North Group 5
Playoff Division Rank*: #11

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Josue Cordoba 6'3" 270 Senior DL

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 5.2
2023 National Rank: #4546
2023 State Rank: #107
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.6
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +2.4
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -4.5
2024 National Rank*: #3888
2024 State Rank*: #83
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -6.6
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #7285
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 2.1
5-Year Dynasty Record: 20-27 (4-15 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 4.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6891
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 9.1
Dynasty Record: 63-144 (22-90 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 6-5
2023 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd)
2023 Points For Average: 27
2023 Points Against Average: 16.2
2023 Differential: +10.8
2023 Wins: #5507 Carteret (35-7), #5615 Elizabeth (33-26), #9122 Monroe Township (48-14), #9493 Franklin (Somerset) (41-7), #10467 North Bergen (33-0), #10541 North Hunterdon (Annandale) (35-0)
2023 Losses: #2034 Middletown South (Middletown) (28-18), #3091 Watchung Hills Regional (Warren) (20-10), #3102 West Orange (25-21), #3318 Westfield (28-9), #3843 Montgomery (Skillman) (23-14)
2023 Opponents W-L: 53-59-1
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 at East Side (Newark), 9/6 at New Brunswick, 9/13 at Woodbridge, 9/20 Perth Amboy, 10/4 at Franklin (Somerset), 10/11 at Colonia, 10/18 Somerville, 10/25 Linden, 11/28 at Westfield
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Westfield (2.9), Somerville (-0.4), Woodbridge (-5.7)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: New Brunswick (-64.1), Perth Amboy (-47), Franklin (Somerset) (-37.3)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 (-0.1 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -23.7
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -25.3
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-2
2024 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 3%



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