| Northern Lehigh (Slatington, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Coach: Joe Tout League: Colonial Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #87 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Keith Schmidt Senior G Stephan Scheib Senior C Jason Schaffer Sophomore DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Secondary, Running Game RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -6.4 2013 National Rank: #9435 2013 State Rank: #405 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: -1.9 2014 National Rank: #8393 2014 State Rank: #363 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 20.5 Dynasty National Rank: #2204 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.4 Dynasty Record: 94-36 (75-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 2-8 2013 League Record/Finish: 2-8 (tied for 9th) 2013 Points For Average: 11 2013 Points Against Average: 31 2013 Differential: -20 2013 Wins: #9872 Palmerton (22-21), #10283 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (12-6) 2013 Losses: #1419 Catasauqua (40-0), #2275 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (49-0), #4003 Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (26-21), #4272 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (28-0), #4440 Palisades (Kintnersville) (28-13), #4555 Pen Argyl (35-2), #6125 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (31-22), #8260 Bangor (46-18) 2013 Opponents W-L: 68-46 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st; Colonial - Western), 2005, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/30 at Pen Argyl, 9/5 Saucon Valley (Hellertown), 9/13 at Wilson Area (Easton), 9/19 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton), 9/26 Palisades (Kintnersville), 10/3 at Catasauqua, 10/10 Salisbury Township (Allentown), 10/17 at Southern Lehigh (Center Valley), 10/24 at Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli), 10/31 Palmerton Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Catasauqua (31.6), Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (25.2), Palisades (Kintnersville) (21.2) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Wilson Area (Easton) (-12.3), Salisbury Township (Allentown) (-10.4), Palmerton (-4.9) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.6 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #212 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4645 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2014 Projected League Finish: 8th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |