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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Gold
League: Lackawanna 1
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #29

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 9.3
2024 National Rank: #3441
2024 State Rank: #125
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -5.5
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -8.9
2025 National Rank*: #4604
2025 State Rank*: #178
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 16.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2318
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 25.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 46-12 (20-6 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 19.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2750
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 28.3
Dynasty Record: 157-93 (76-57 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 11-2
2024 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2024 Points For Average: 25.2
2024 Points Against Average: 18.9
2024 Differential: +6.3
2024 Wins: #3867 Abington Heights (Clarks Summit) (18-13), #4268 Delaware Valley (Milford) (35-25), #4882 Dallas (41-14), #6209 Wilkes-Barre [Coughlin/Meyers/GAR Memorial] (Wilkes-Barre) (25-20), #6790 Crestwood (Mountain Top) (21-14), #6790 Crestwood (Mountain Top) (28-13), #6843 North Pocono (Covington Township) (21-14), #7008 Wallenpaupack Area (Hawley) (34-13), #7990 Honesdale (36-20), #8260 Scranton (34-21), #11481 Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth) (35-10)
2024 Losses: #1116 Pope John Paul II (Royersford) (36-0), #1784 Scranton Prep (Scranton) (33-0)
2024 Opponents W-L: 82-71
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2020 (tied for 1st; Lackawanna 2), 2019 (Lackawanna 2), 2018 (Lackawanna 2), 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Scranton Prep (Scranton), 8/29 at Crestwood (Mountain Top), 9/5 Wilkes-Barre [Coughlin/Meyers/GAR Memorial] (Wilkes-Barre), 9/12 at Abington Heights (Clarks Summit), 9/19 at Honesdale, 9/26 Scranton, 10/3 North Pocono (Covington Township), 10/10 at Delaware Valley (Milford), 10/17 at Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth), 10/24 Wallenpaupack Area (Hawley)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Scranton Prep (Scranton) (11.3), Abington Heights (Clarks Summit) (-2), Delaware Valley (Milford) (-6)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth) (-55.3), Honesdale (-31.7), Scranton (-29.4)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.2 (-1 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -18.1
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -17.9
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #224
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1117
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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