Allentown Central Catholic (Allentown, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: John Cupples
League: Eastern Pennsylvania - South (moving from Eastern Pennsylvania - North)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #59

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -0.5
2017 National Rank: #7037
2017 State Rank: #271
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -9.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: -25.6
2018 National Rank: #9107
2018 State Rank: #364
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 32.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1192
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 58.1
Dynasty Record: 101-75 (67-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 32
2017 Points Against Average: 25.7
2017 Differential: +6.3
2017 Wins: #5410 Pocono Mountain West (Pocono Summit) (41-20), #9644 Pocono Mountain East (Swiftwater) (63-42), #9994 Dieruff [Louis E.] (Allentown) (49-7), #10226 Pleasant Valley (Brodheadsville) (28-21), #12273 Allen [William] (Allentown) (34-6), #12440 East Stroudsburg North (Dingmans Ferry) (42-20)
2017 Losses: #703 Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem) (38-37), #2286 Freedom (Bethlehem) (27-3), #3971 Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (41-10), #5576 Stroudsburg (28-24), #7409 East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg) (33-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 57-69
Recent State Championships: 2010 (AAA)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Eastern Pennsylvania - North), 2010 (Lehigh Valley), 2009 (tied for 1st; Lehigh Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Lehigh Valley Lehigh)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Stroudsburg, 9/1 Parkland (Allentown), 9/8 Nazareth, 9/14 at Whitehall, 9/22 East Stroudsburg North (Dingmans Ferry), 9/28 Easton, 10/6 Emmaus, 10/12 at Liberty (Bethlehem), 10/19 at Freedom (Bethlehem), 10/26 Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Parkland (Allentown) (27), Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem) (23.4), Whitehall (15.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: East Stroudsburg North (Dingmans Ferry) (-43.2), Stroudsburg (-7.2), Nazareth (0.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9 (4.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1720
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2018 Projected League Finish: 9th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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