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%