Allentown Central Catholic (Allentown, PA)       previews home


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

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 33.3
2016 National Rank: #1299
2016 State Rank: #56
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -6.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 27.1
2017 National Rank: #1973
2017 State Rank: #81
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 27.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1145
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 95-70 (61-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 45.3
2016 Points Against Average: 20.8
2016 Differential: +24.5
2016 Wins: #495 Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem) (48-14), #2954 Pleasant Valley (Brodheadsville) (38-27), #3116 Stroudsburg (45-21), #5231 East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg) (55-35), #5979 Pocono Mountain West (Pocono Summit) (70-27), #7897 East Stroudsburg North (Dingmans Ferry) (35-7), #8439 Dieruff [Louis E.] (Allentown) (54-21), #9007 Allen [William] (Allentown) (42-7), #10474 Pocono Mountain East (Swiftwater) (70-0)
2016 Losses: #495 Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem) (39-33), #643 Freedom (Bethlehem) (31-8)
2016 Opponents W-L: 62-67
Recent State Championships: 2010 (AAA)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2010 (Lehigh Valley), 2009 (tied for 1st; Lehigh Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Lehigh Valley Lehigh)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/26 Freedom (Bethlehem), 9/1 at Pleasant Valley (Brodheadsville), 9/9 Pocono Mountain West (Pocono Summit), 9/15 at East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg), 9/23 Dieruff [Louis E.] (Allentown), 9/29 at East Stroudsburg North (Dingmans Ferry), 10/7 Pocono Mountain East (Swiftwater), 10/13 at Stroudsburg, 10/20 Allen [William] (Allentown), 10/28 at Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem) (48.1), Freedom (Bethlehem) (36.1), Pleasant Valley (Brodheadsville) (20.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pocono Mountain East (Swiftwater) (-8.8), East Stroudsburg North (Dingmans Ferry) (-5.4), Allen [William] (Allentown) (-5.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1 (19.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #163
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3939
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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