Palisades (Kintnersville, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pirates Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Kevin Ronalds League: Colonial Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 11 2016 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Drew Nickles 6'3" 225 Senior TE/DE 4.63 Jared Colletti 5'9.5" 165 Senior RB/SS 4.58 Pat Lodwig 6'0" 180 Senior LB/ATH 4.64 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Speed Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 15 2016 National Rank: #4047 2016 State Rank: #170 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +13.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 28.5 2017 National Rank: #1801 2017 State Rank: #71 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.9 Dynasty National Rank: #4976 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.6 Dynasty Record: 92-66 (75-53 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 7-3 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 26.2 2016 Points Against Average: 19.3 2016 Differential: +6.9 2016 Wins: #3648 Pen Argyl (28-13), #5305 Palmerton (42-28), #5926 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (34-27), #7399 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) (35-7), #8082 Bangor (34-7), #9553 Catasauqua (43-13), #9761 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (42-20), #11065 Wilson Area (Easton) (14-13) 2016 Losses: #1287 Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (14-7), #1908 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (41-14), #2371 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (21-14), #3648 Pen Argyl (28-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 71-69 Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Colonial - Southern), 2007 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton), 9/2 at Wilson Area (Easton), 9/8 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli), 9/15 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley), 9/22 at Catasauqua, 9/29 at Salisbury Township (Allentown), 10/6 Palmerton, 10/13 at Bangor, 10/21 at Pen Argyl, 10/27 Saucon Valley (Hellertown) 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 (10 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: 9-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16% |