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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Orange/Blue
Coach: Jason Johnson
League: Greater South Shore - South
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #55

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -16.7
2023 National Rank: #8936
2023 State Rank: #220
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -2.8
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -1.1
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -34.1
2024 National Rank*: #9191
2024 State Rank*: #226
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -23.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #10776
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10.9
5-Year Dynasty Record: 23-23 (10-5 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -10.9
Dynasty National Rank: #11237
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 23.2
Dynasty Record: 84-121 (35-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 6-4
2023 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 34.2
2023 Points Against Average: 28.1
2023 Differential: +6.1
2023 Wins: #9140 River Forest (Hobart) (38-20), #10897 Calumet (Gary) (30-28), #11053 Griffith (14-13), #12050 Whiting (72-27), #12823 Bishop Noll (Hammond) (68-8), #13354 East Chicago Central (East Chicago) (50-6)
2023 Losses: #4534 Riley (South Bend) (48-12), #5860 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (37-22), #6055 Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (52-12), #7598 Wheeler (Valparaiso) (42-24)
2023 Opponents W-L: 46-56
Recent League Championships: 2022 (Great Lakes), 2013 (Northwestern), 2012 (Northwestern), 2011 (Northwestern), 2010 (Northwestern), 2009 (Northwestern), 2008 (Northwestern), 2005 (tied for 1st; Northwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary), 8/23 at Washington [George] (Indianapolis), 8/30 East Chicago Central (East Chicago), 9/6 Boone Grove (Valparaiso), 9/13 River Forest (Hobart), 9/20 at Whiting, 9/27 at Wheeler (Valparaiso), 10/4 Griffith, 10/11 Bishop Noll (Hammond), 10/18 at Calumet (Gary)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (-17.5), Wheeler (Valparaiso) (-20.6), River Forest (Hobart) (-29.2)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary) (-102.5), East Chicago Central (East Chicago) (-82.2), Bishop Noll (Hammond) (-64.6)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.3 (-20.1 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -50.2
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -26.9
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #303
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7177
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-3
2024 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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