| Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Philip Stambaugh League: Colonial Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Cole DeFranco 5'11" 185 Junior QB 4.6 Sammy Viera Jr 6'1" 205 Senior ILB/TE 4.9 Mikey DeGaetano 6'0" 230 Senior DL/OL 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defending Two-Time District Champions, Good Core Leadership Returns, Strong Group Of Juniors/Sophomores Team Weaknesses: Must Find Out What Young Players Will Do With Opportunity To Play RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 28 2016 National Rank: #1915 2016 State Rank: #75 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 24.5 2017 National Rank: #2346 2017 State Rank: #108 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -0.2 Dynasty National Rank: #8293 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.7 Dynasty Record: 56-93 (50-78 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 12-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 8-2 (tied for 2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 36.3 2016 Points Against Average: 20.4 2016 Differential: +15.9 2016 Wins: #2371 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (40-35), #3466 Delaware Valley Charter (Philadelphia) (36-22), #3648 Pen Argyl (28-7), #4046 Palisades (Kintnersville) (41-14), #4091 North Schuylkill (Ashland) (49-28), #5305 Palmerton (20-0), #7279 Lehighton (63-13), #7399 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) (39-21), #8082 Bangor (49-15), #9553 Catasauqua (42-20), #9761 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (31-0), #11065 Wilson Area (Easton) (55-19) 2016 Losses: #526 Middletown (49-14), #1287 Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (28-24), #3648 Pen Argyl (35-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 95-82 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Palisades (Kintnersville), 9/1 Bangor, 9/8 at Southern Lehigh (Center Valley), 9/15 Northern Lehigh (Slatington), 9/22 Salisbury Township (Allentown), 9/29 at Palmerton, 10/6 at Catasauqua, 10/13 Pen Argyl, 10/20 at Saucon Valley (Hellertown), 10/27 Wilson Area (Easton) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (34), Palisades (Kintnersville) (28.5), Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (25) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wilson Area (Easton) (-11.9), Salisbury Township (Allentown) (-10.3), Catasauqua (-9.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3 (14.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #254 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5379 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |