Palmerton (PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Bombers Coach: Chris Walkowiak League: Colonial Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #40 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 6-1-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jordan Nelson 6'1" 185 Sophomore WR/ILB Kyle Kralik 5'10" 195 Senior OL/DL Mike Eckhart 5'11" 165 Senior WR/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Good Core Nucleus Of Skill Position/Secondary Players Returning Team Weaknesses: Must Develop Leadership/Depth/Consistency, Very Young RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 9 2016 National Rank: #5306 2016 State Rank: #224 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7 2017 Starting Power Rating: 1.5 2017 National Rank: #6982 2017 State Rank: #295 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -0.1 Dynasty National Rank: #8259 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6 Dynasty Record: 58-91 (49-77 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-5 (tied for 6th) 2016 Points For Average: 24.2 2016 Points Against Average: 21.2 2016 Differential: +3 2016 Wins: #3648 Pen Argyl (40-6), #7399 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) (21-7), #8082 Bangor (35-13), #9553 Catasauqua (46-6), #9761 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (47-14), #10384 Minersville (40-7) 2016 Losses: #1287 Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (35-7), #1908 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (20-0), #2096 Schuylkill Haven (42-7), #2371 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (49-7), #4046 Palisades (Kintnersville) (42-28), #5926 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (13-12) 2016 Opponents W-L: 81-61 Recent League Championships: 2008 (Colonial - Western), 2007 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli), 9/1 at Southern Lehigh (Center Valley), 9/8 Saucon Valley (Hellertown), 9/15 Pen Argyl, 9/22 at Bangor, 9/29 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton), 10/6 at Palisades (Kintnersville), 10/13 Catasauqua, 10/20 at Salisbury Township (Allentown), 10/27 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) 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: Salisbury Township (Allentown) (-10.3), Catasauqua (-9.5), Bangor (-2.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 (11 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #176 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4097 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2017 Projected League Finish: 7th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%