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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Michael Papero
League: West Jersey - Valley (moving from West Jersey - Capitol)
Playoff Division: South Group 4
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -32.3
2023 National Rank: #11423
2023 State Rank: #281
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2024 Starting Power Rating: -54.5
2024 National Rank: #11641
2024 State Rank: #286
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -9.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #8024
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 42.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 20-26 (10-12 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 5
Dynasty National Rank: #6776
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 57.4
Dynasty Record: 109-100 (45-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 2-9
2023 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2023 Points For Average: 10.6
2023 Points Against Average: 27.1
2023 Differential: -16.5
2023 Wins: #11354 Ewing (Trenton) (29-21), #11904 Liberty (Jackson) (7-0)
2023 Losses: #3204 Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (42-0), #3843 Montgomery (Skillman) (27-8), #5228 Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington) (42-7), #7782 Nottingham (Hamilton) (22-6), #8185 West Windsor-Plainsboro North/West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Plainsboro) (41-21), #9481 Steinert (Hamilton) (21-0), #10006 Central Regional (Bayville) (36-12), #10646 Trenton Central (Trenton) (27-21), #11229 Bordentown (19-6)
2023 Opponents W-L: 55-52-1
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2018, 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/29 at Liberty (Jackson), 9/6 at East Brunswick, 9/13 at Trenton Central (Trenton), 9/21 Princeton, 9/28 West Windsor-Plainsboro North/West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Plainsboro), 10/5 Nottingham (Hamilton), 10/18 at Robbinsville, 10/26 Ewing (Trenton), 11/28 at Steinert (Hamilton)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Robbinsville (-26.6), Nottingham (Hamilton) (-30.9), West Windsor-Plainsboro North/West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Plainsboro) (-31)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Ewing (Trenton) (-53.8), Liberty (Jackson) (-51.3), Trenton Central (Trenton) (-50.1)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.4
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -39.8
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.4
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #239
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10986
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2024 Projected League Finish: 6th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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