Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Joe Henrich
League: Eastern Pennsylvania - South
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Experience
Team Weaknesses: Lost 4 Of Defensive Front 6

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 40
2017 National Rank: #703
2017 State Rank: #23
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 23.4
2018 National Rank: #821
2018 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 32.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1243
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.8
Dynasty Record: 96-77 (66-57 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 12-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 39.3
2017 Points Against Average: 20.5
2017 Differential: +18.8
2017 Wins: #1248 Selinsgrove (33-32), #1506 Easton (24-17), #2021 Whitehall (56-14), #2136 Pottsgrove (49-14), #2501 Emmaus (28-21), #2852 Nazareth (51-27), #3158 Liberty (Bethlehem) (41-7), #3971 Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (42-7), #5410 Pocono Mountain West (Pocono Summit) (58-14), #5607 Pottsville (48-7), #6897 Northampton (48-0), #7037 Allentown Central Catholic (Allentown) (38-37)
2017 Losses: #416 Parkland (Allentown) (38-24), #427 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) (34-14), #2286 Freedom (Bethlehem) (38-35)
2017 Opponents W-L: 115-70
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Eastern Pennsylvania - North)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Dieruff [Louis E.] (Allentown), 9/1 Freedom (Bethlehem), 9/8 Liberty (Bethlehem), 9/14 at Parkland (Allentown), 9/22 Nazareth, 9/28 at Whitehall, 10/6 East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg), 10/12 Easton, 10/20 Emmaus, 10/26 at Allentown Central Catholic (Allentown)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Parkland (Allentown) (27), Whitehall (15.3), Emmaus (12.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Dieruff [Louis E.] (Allentown) (-40.9), Allentown Central Catholic (Allentown) (-25.6), East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg) (-9.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.7 (25.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -31.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2677
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16%