Lancaster Catholic (Lancaster, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Bruce Harbach
League: Lancaster-Lebanon 3
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Peyton Snopek 6'3" 245 Senior OL/DE 5.0
C.J. Zimmerman 5'9" 185 Senior RB/LB 5.0
Andrew Miklos 6'4" 180 Sophomore WR/LB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, Skill Position Height/Speed
Team Weaknesses: Young/Inexperienced QBs, Secondary

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 7.7
2016 National Rank: #5616
2016 State Rank: #236
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 11.2
2017 National Rank: #4764
2017 State Rank: #205
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 24.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1651
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.9
Dynasty Record: 131-43 (76-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 27.4
2016 Points Against Average: 19.1
2016 Differential: +8.3
2016 Wins: #4939 Waynesboro (24-21), #8058 Trinity (Camp Hill) (12-10), #8439 Donegal (Mt. Joy) (21-14), #9513 Eastern Lebanon County (Myerstown) (33-21), #10066 Northern Lebanon (Fredericksburg) (35-7), #12149 Pequea Valley (Kinzers) (45-0), #12871 Columbia (42-6)
2016 Losses: #1160 Berks Catholic (Reading) (42-27), #3949 Camp Hill (34-14), #7602 Annville-Cleona (Annville) (36-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 53-51
Recent State Championships: 2011 (AA), 2009 (AA)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 5
Streak List: 10/7/16 Eastern Lebanon County (Myerstown) (33-21), 10/14/16 Pequea Valley (Kinzers) (45-0), 10/21/16 Columbia (42-6), 10/28/16 Donegal (Mt. Joy) (21-14), 11/4/16 Northern Lebanon (Fredericksburg) (35-7)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Camp Hill, 9/8 at Waynesboro, 9/15 at Trinity (Camp Hill), 9/22 Berks Catholic (Reading), 9/29 Annville-Cleona (Annville), 10/6 at Eastern Lebanon County (Myerstown), 10/13 at Pequea Valley (Kinzers), 10/20 Columbia, 10/27 Donegal (Mt. Joy), 11/3 at Northern Lebanon (Fredericksburg)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Berks Catholic (Reading) (43.1), Camp Hill (23.8), Waynesboro (3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Columbia (-25.2), Eastern Lebanon County (Myerstown) (-19.8), Pequea Valley (Kinzers) (-16.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #360
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7760
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%