Lancaster Catholic (Lancaster, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Bruce Harbach League: Lancaster-Lebanon 1 (moving from Lancaster-Lebanon 3) Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 6-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Roman Clay 5'11" 215 Senior RB Sean Titus 6'3" 185 Junior WR/FS Charles Bell 6'0" 215 Junior LB/RB D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Adam DePietro 6'4" 275 Senior OL [Northwestern] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Running Game, Speed In Secondary Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines, Depth RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 50.4 2011 National Rank: #228 2011 State Rank: #10 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2012 Starting Power Rating: 48.8 2012 National Rank: #219 2012 State Rank: #10 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 28.4 Dynasty National Rank: #902 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23 Dynasty Record: 102-17 (56-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 16-0 2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 41.8 2011 Points Against Average: 13.1 2011 Differential: +28.7 2011 Wins: #579 Tyrone (17-7), #751 West Catholic (Philadelphia) (23-20), #1003 Mount Carmel (21-0), #1666 Wyomissing (21-14), #1839 Trinity (Camp Hill) (36-29), #1839 Trinity (Camp Hill) (60-7), #2586 East Pennsboro (Enola) (28-14), #4417 Hempfield (Landisville) (46-6), #4508 Donegal (Mt. Joy) (21-14), #5658 Columbia (70-28), #5899 Boiling Springs (61-7), #7096 Northern Lebanon (Fredericksburg) (47-0), #7416 McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster) (56-28), #10222 Eastern Lebanon County (Myerstown) (51-7), #10792 Pequea Valley (Kinzers) (56-14), #12975 Annville-Cleona (Annville) (54-14) 2011 Losses: none 2011 Opponents W-L: 109-77 Recent State Championships: 2011 (AA), 2009 (AA) Recent League Championships: 2011 (Lancaster-Lebanon 3), 2010 (Lancaster-Lebanon 3), 2009 (Lancaster-Lebanon 3), 2008 (Lancaster-Lebanon 3), 2007 (tied for 1st; Lancaster-Lebanon 3), 2006 (Lancaster-Lebanon 3), 2005 (Lancaster-Lebanon 3) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 16 Streak List: 9/2/11 Trinity (Camp Hill) (36-29), 9/9/11 Hempfield (Landisville) (46-6), 9/16/11 McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster) (56-28), 9/23/11 Donegal (Mt. Joy) (21-14), 9/30/11 East Pennsboro (Enola) (28-14), 10/7/11 Pequea Valley (Kinzers) (56-14), 10/14/11 Northern Lebanon (Fredericksburg) (47-0), 10/21/11 Columbia (70-28), 10/28/11 Annville-Cleona (Annville) (54-14), 11/4/11 Eastern Lebanon County (Myerstown) (51-7), 11/11/11 Boiling Springs (61-7), 11/18/11 Trinity (Camp Hill) (60-7), 11/25/11 Wyomissing (21-14), 12/3/11 Mount Carmel (21-0), 12/10/11 West Catholic (Philadelphia) (23-20), 12/17/11 Tyrone (17-7) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/7 at Governor Mifflin (Shillington), 9/15 McDowell (Erie), 9/21 Manheim Township (Lancaster), 9/28 at Penn Manor (Millersville), 10/5 at Warwick (Lititz), 10/12 Wilson (West Lawn), 10/19 at Hempfield (Landisville), 10/26 Cedar Crest (Lebanon), 11/2 at McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: McDowell (Erie) (40.5), Wilson (West Lawn) (39), Manheim Township (Lancaster) (31.6) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Crest (Lebanon) (-17.2), Warwick (Lititz) (-1.3), McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster) (3.1) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5 (20.3 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +18 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #83 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1951 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 71% |