| Palmerton (PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Bombers Coach: Chris Walkowiak League: Colonial Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #98 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2013 JV Record: 6-2-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tre Nelson 6'1" 220 Senior ILB/RB 4.60 Jerry Pereira 5'11" 190 Senior FS/ATH 4.60 Dominic Shivone 5'11" 155 Senior DB/WR 4.75 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Team Speed, Senior Leadership Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines, Need To Be More Consistent RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -8.4 2013 National Rank: #9872 2013 State Rank: #429 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2014 Starting Power Rating: -4.9 2014 National Rank: #9082 2014 State Rank: #396 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -2.5 Dynasty National Rank: #9050 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.4 Dynasty Record: 40-76 (32-64 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 2-8 2013 League Record/Finish: 2-8 (tied for 9th) 2013 Points For Average: 15.5 2013 Points Against Average: 29.2 2013 Differential: -13.7 2013 Wins: #10283 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (16-8), #12318 Wilson Area (Easton) (28-7) 2013 Losses: #1419 Catasauqua (38-7), #4003 Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (49-6), #4272 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (35-7), #4440 Palisades (Kintnersville) (39-22), #4555 Pen Argyl (28-7), #6125 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (25-13), #8260 Bangor (41-28), #9435 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) (22-21) 2013 Opponents W-L: 58-54 Recent League Championships: 2008 (Colonial - Western), 2007 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/30/14 Wilson Area (Easton) (21-0), 9/5/14 Pen Argyl (21-19) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/30 at Wilson Area (Easton), 9/5 Pen Argyl, 9/12 Bangor, 9/19 at Palisades (Kintnersville), 9/26 at Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton), 10/3 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley), 10/10 at Catasauqua, 10/17 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli), 10/24 Salisbury Township (Allentown), 10/31 at Northern Lehigh (Slatington) 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), Bangor (-3.2) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #236 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5108 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2014 Projected League Finish: 10th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |