| Palmerton (PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Bombers Coach: Chris Walkowiak League: Colonial Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #33 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2015 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Garrett Perschy 6'2" 200 Senior QB Mike Stasko 5'10" 185 Senior RB/FS Jared Mooney 6'1" 195 Senior LB/TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Good Core Of Skill Position Players Returning, 3-Year Starting QB, Excellent Senior Leadership Team Weaknesses: Need To Develop Linemen, Sophomores/Juniors Need To Develop Fast/Contribute In A Hurry RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 6.7 2015 National Rank: #6323 2015 State Rank: #258 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 6.2 2016 National Rank: #6329 2016 State Rank: #265 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -0.9 Dynasty National Rank: #8522 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.1 Dynasty Record: 52-85 (44-72 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 5-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-5 (tied for 6th) 2015 Points For Average: 27.1 2015 Points Against Average: 26 2015 Differential: +1.1 2015 Wins: #5772 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) (41-14), #8624 Pen Argyl (28-20), #10496 Catasauqua (54-21), #10970 Bangor (40-7), #11232 Wilson Area (Easton) (55-34) 2015 Losses: #1920 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (31-7), #2303 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (28-21), #2351 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (55-12), #3295 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (36-0), #6593 Palisades (Kintnersville) (14-13) 2015 Opponents W-L: 50-60 Recent League Championships: 2008 (Colonial - Western), 2007 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli), 9/2 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley), 9/9 at Saucon Valley (Hellertown), 9/17 at Pen Argyl, 9/23 Bangor, 9/30 at Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton), 10/7 Palisades (Kintnersville), 10/14 at Catasauqua, 10/21 Salisbury Township (Allentown), 10/28 at Northern Lehigh (Slatington) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (42.2), Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (29), Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (18.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Catasauqua (-9.2), Bangor (-8.4), Pen Argyl (-2.6) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.4 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #183 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4618 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2016 Projected League Finish: 6th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |