Allentown Central Catholic (Allentown, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: John Cupples
League: Lehigh Valley
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 35.6
2012 National Rank: #1122
2012 State Rank: #47
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 25.7
2013 National Rank: #2130
2013 State Rank: #88
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 40.1
Dynasty National Rank: #377
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13
Dynasty Record: 50-20 (29-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-5 (tied for 4th)
2012 Points For Average: 26.1
2012 Points Against Average: 19.1
2012 Differential: +7
2012 Wins: #1260 Abington Heights (Clarks Summit) (23-0), #1919 Nazareth (27-21), #2823 Selinsgrove (41-13), #3035 Liberty (Bethlehem) (42-21), #4247 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (23-0), #5102 Blue Mountain (Schuylkill Haven) (49-6), #5148 Northampton (42-12), #7989 Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem) (42-7), #9584 Allen [William] (Allentown) (35-7)
2012 Losses: #174 Parkland (Allentown) (47-17), #263 Archbishop Wood (Warminster) (36-6), #691 Easton (35-10), #803 Whitehall (19-7), #2269 Emmaus (38-7), #2927 Freedom (Bethlehem) (24-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 98-78
Recent State Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st; Lehigh Valley Lehigh)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/31 Allen [William] (Allentown), 9/7 Freedom (Bethlehem), 9/14 Emmaus, 9/20 at Easton, 9/28 Northampton, 10/4 at Liberty (Bethlehem), 10/11 Whitehall, 10/18 at Nazareth, 10/26 Parkland (Allentown), 11/1 at Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Parkland (Allentown) (53.5), Easton (40.8), Whitehall (39.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Allen [William] (Allentown) (-6.6), Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem) (2.6), Northampton (11.9)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.6 (25.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #38
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1180
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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