| Saucon Valley (Hellertown, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Black/Red Coach: Matthew Evancho League: Colonial Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #52 RETURNERS Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: More Than 25 Players With Varsity Experience Return, Secondary Depth/Talent Team Weaknesses: Replacing Graduated Seniors, Building Depth At All Positions RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 16.9 2013 National Rank: #4003 2013 State Rank: #162 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 13.1 2014 National Rank: #4538 2014 State Rank: #187 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 7.5 Dynasty National Rank: #5710 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.9 Dynasty Record: 65-55 (55-44 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 9-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 7-3 (tied for 3rd) 2013 Points For Average: 31.7 2013 Points Against Average: 21.3 2013 Differential: +10.4 2013 Wins: #3736 Coughlin [James M.] (Wilkes-Barre) (50-49), #4440 Palisades (Kintnersville) (40-14), #5611 Jim Thorpe (28-20), #6125 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (17-7), #8260 Bangor (24-14), #9435 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) (26-21), #9872 Palmerton (49-6), #10283 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (53-3), #12318 Wilson Area (Easton) (53-7) 2013 Losses: #1419 Catasauqua (56-34), #2275 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (31-0), #4555 Pen Argyl (28-6) 2013 Opponents W-L: 67-66 Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Colonial - Southern), 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 6 Streak List: 10/25/13 Wilson Area (Easton) (53-7), 11/1/13 Palisades (Kintnersville) (40-14), 11/8/13 Jim Thorpe (28-20), 11/15/13 Coughlin [James M.] (Wilkes-Barre) (50-49), 8/29/14 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (39-36), 9/5/14 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) (35-0) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Salisbury Township (Allentown), 9/5 at Northern Lehigh (Slatington), 9/12 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley), 9/19 Catasauqua, 9/26 at Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli), 10/4 at Pen Argyl, 10/10 Wilson Area (Easton), 10/17 at Bangor, 10/24 at Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton), 10/31 Palisades (Kintnersville), 11/7 at Quakertown 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: 0.2 (6.4 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.9 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #219 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4797 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2014 Projected League Finish: 5th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |