Northern Lehigh (Slatington, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Coach: Joe Tout League: Colonial Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #53 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Return 3 OL, Running Game, Secondary/LBs RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 0 2016 National Rank: #7409 2016 State Rank: #312 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: -0.5 2017 National Rank: #7507 2017 State Rank: #315 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 17.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2983 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.7 Dynasty Record: 109-54 (88-38 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 4-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-6 (8th) 2016 Points For Average: 22.1 2016 Points Against Average: 30.2 2016 Differential: -8.1 2016 Wins: #5926 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (21-14), #8082 Bangor (39-33), #9761 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (28-0), #11065 Wilson Area (Easton) (42-21) 2016 Losses: #1287 Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (46-20), #1908 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (39-21), #2371 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (42-6), #3648 Pen Argyl (42-21), #4046 Palisades (Kintnersville) (35-7), #5305 Palmerton (21-7), #9553 Catasauqua (39-31) 2016 Opponents W-L: 66-62 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st; Colonial - Western), 2005, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley), 9/1 Catasauqua, 9/8 at Bangor, 9/15 at Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton), 9/22 Wilson Area (Easton), 9/30 at Pen Argyl, 10/6 Saucon Valley (Hellertown), 10/13 at Salisbury Township (Allentown), 10/20 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli), 10/27 at Palmerton Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (34), Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (25), Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (24.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wilson Area (Easton) (-11.9), Salisbury Township (Allentown) (-10.3), Catasauqua (-9.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6 (11.1 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #246 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5289 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 8th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |