| Palmerton (PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Bombers Coach: Chris Walkowiak League: Colonial Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #61 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2014 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Rai Washington 6'1" 230 Senior RB/DE Garrett Perschy 6'1" 190 Junior QB Mike Stasko 5'11" 180 Junior RB/FS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Good Nucleus Of Skill Position Players Returning Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience Due To Loss Of 19 Seniors, Need To Fill Many Holes On Defense RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 8.8 2014 National Rank: #5821 2014 State Rank: #235 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 4.3 2015 National Rank: #6749 2015 State Rank: #279 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -1.5 Dynasty National Rank: #8723 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.8 Dynasty Record: 47-80 (39-67 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 7-4 2014 League Record/Finish: 7-3 (tied for 4th) 2014 Points For Average: 28.1 2014 Points Against Average: 23 2014 Differential: +5.1 2014 Wins: #6886 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) (21-0), #7185 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (38-28), #9453 Pen Argyl (21-19), #9544 Catasauqua (44-7), #9704 Wilson Area (Easton) (21-0), #9970 Bangor (54-13), #11643 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (47-8) 2014 Losses: #1656 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (50-21), #1802 North Schuylkill (Ashland) (38-0), #3207 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (68-21), #5933 Palisades (Kintnersville) (22-21) 2014 Opponents W-L: 59-61 Recent League Championships: 2008 (Colonial - Western), 2007 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3 Streak List: 9/4/15 Wilson Area (Easton) (55-34), 9/12/15 Pen Argyl (28-20), 9/18/15 Bangor (40-7) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/4 Wilson Area (Easton), 9/12 at Pen Argyl, 9/18 at Bangor, 9/25 Palisades (Kintnersville), 10/2 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton), 10/9 at Southern Lehigh (Center Valley), 10/16 Catasauqua, 10/23 at Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli), 10/30 at Salisbury Township (Allentown), 11/6 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (35), Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (20.8), Salisbury Township (Allentown) (11.7) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Bangor (-15), Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (-8.3), Catasauqua (-8) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 (7.1 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #284 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6512 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2015 Projected League Finish: 6th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |