Allentown Central Catholic (Allentown, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: John Cupples
League: Eastern Pennsylvania - North (moving from Eastern Pennsylvania - South)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 30.7
2015 National Rank: #1778
2015 State Rank: #72
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 31.7
2016 National Rank: #1590
2016 State Rank: #59
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 27.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1189
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 86-68 (53-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 34.8
2015 Points Against Average: 31.3
2015 Differential: +3.5
2015 Wins: #485 Easton (26-24), #1855 Nazareth (48-27), #2549 Whitehall (35-23), #3951 Valley View (Archbald) (54-27), #6501 Northampton (48-26), #10098 Pocono Mountain East (Swiftwater) (42-6)
2015 Losses: #75 Parkland (Allentown) (28-14), #619 Freedom (Bethlehem) (35-14), #976 Liberty (Bethlehem) (75-54), #1270 Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem) (34-21), #1718 Emmaus (28-21), #2351 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (42-41)
2015 Opponents W-L: 85-56
Recent State Championships: 2010 (AAA)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Lehigh Valley), 2009 (tied for 1st; Lehigh Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Lehigh Valley Lehigh)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/3/16 Pleasant Valley (Brodheadsville) (38-27)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Freedom (Bethlehem), 9/3 Pleasant Valley (Brodheadsville), 9/9 at Pocono Mountain West (Pocono Summit), 9/17 East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg), 9/23 at Dieruff [Louis E.] (Allentown), 10/1 East Stroudsburg North (Dingmans Ferry), 10/7 at Pocono Mountain East (Swiftwater), 10/14 Stroudsburg, 10/21 at Allen [William] (Allentown), 10/29 Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Freedom (Bethlehem) (41.6), Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem) (34), Stroudsburg (18.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Allen [William] (Allentown) (-18.6), East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg) (-1.5), Pocono Mountain East (Swiftwater) (-0.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.3 (29.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #176
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4527
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%



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