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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Scot Wasilchak
League: Lackawanna 1
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #20

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 16.5
2023 National Rank: #2728
2023 State Rank: #103
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +1.8
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 2.4
2024 National Rank*: #2852
2024 State Rank*: #109
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 20.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1979
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 17.8
5-Year Dynasty Record: 46-12 (19-5 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 19.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2748
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 17.5
Dynasty Record: 146-91 (71-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 10-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2023 Points For Average: 23.4
2023 Points Against Average: 13.8
2023 Differential: +9.6
2023 Wins: #3627 Abington Heights (Clarks Summit) (35-14), #4173 Wyoming Area (Exeter) (20-0), #5030 Scranton (20-6), #6134 North Pocono (Covington Township) (14-7), #6185 Berwick (12-7), #6185 Berwick (34-19), #6619 Wallenpaupack Area (Hawley) (31-16), #6820 Crestwood (Mountain Top) (21-14), #8057 Honesdale (40-13), #8589 Pittston (41-7)
2023 Losses: #879 Delaware Valley (Milford) (30-12), #1328 Dallas (21-18), #1759 Scranton Prep (Scranton) (26-6)
2023 Opponents W-L: 84-71
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2020 (tied for 1st; Lackawanna 2), 2019 (Lackawanna 2), 2018 (Lackawanna 2), 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Scranton Prep (Scranton), 8/30 Crestwood (Mountain Top), 9/6 Wilkes-Barre [Coughlin/Meyers/GAR Memorial] (Wilkes-Barre), 9/13 Abington Heights (Clarks Summit), 9/20 Honesdale, 9/27 at Scranton, 10/4 North Pocono (Covington Township), 10/11 Delaware Valley (Milford), 10/18 Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth), 10/25 Wallenpaupack Area (Hawley)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Delaware Valley (Milford) (16.5), Scranton Prep (Scranton) (10.5), Wilkes-Barre [Coughlin/Meyers/GAR Memorial] (Wilkes-Barre) (-4.3)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth) (-42.1), Honesdale (-23.4), Wallenpaupack Area (Hawley) (-22.8)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 (6 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -12.7
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -14.3
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #124
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2761
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-2
2024 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 3%



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