Allentown Central Catholic (Allentown, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: John Cupples
League: Eastern Pennsylvania (moving from Lehigh Valley)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #46

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 15.6
2013 National Rank: #4294
2013 State Rank: #176
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 15.3
2014 National Rank: #4053
2014 State Rank: #166
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 27.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1061
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12
Dynasty Record: 78-54 (47-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 2-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-8 (9th)
2013 Points For Average: 20.5
2013 Points Against Average: 27.2
2013 Differential: -6.7
2013 Wins: #6353 Northampton (42-7), #11692 Allen [William] (Allentown) (55-6)
2013 Losses: #116 Parkland (Allentown) (35-6), #369 Whitehall (28-19), #372 Easton (34-14), #1216 Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem) (33-13), #1364 Emmaus (21-14), #1787 Nazareth (49-21), #1843 Liberty (Bethlehem) (35-14), #3220 Freedom (Bethlehem) (24-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 60-58
Recent State Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Lehigh Valley), 2009 (tied for 1st; Lehigh Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Lehigh Valley Lehigh)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Pocono Mountain East (Swiftwater) (41-7), 9/5/14 Whitehall (28-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Pocono Mountain East (Swiftwater), 9/5 at Whitehall, 9/13 Parkland (Allentown), 9/19 at Easton, 9/27 Freedom (Bethlehem), 10/3 at Nazareth, 10/11 Emmaus, 10/18 at Northampton, 10/24 at Liberty (Bethlehem), 10/31 Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Parkland (Allentown) (57.1), Whitehall (51.5), Easton (47.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Northampton (6.5), Pocono Mountain East (Swiftwater) (11.2), Freedom (Bethlehem) (21)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #359
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 12th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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