Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Philip Stambaugh League: Colonial Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Cole DeFranco 6'0" 190 Senior QB 4.6 Isaiah DeJesus 5'8" 180 Senior RB/WR 4.7 David Sanders 6'3" 185 Senior WR 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Playoff Experience, Athletic OL Team Weaknesses: Lost Some Good Players To Graduation RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 18.9 2017 National Rank: #3011 2017 State Rank: #106 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 7.8 2018 National Rank: #2341 2018 State Rank: #75 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 6.9 Dynasty National Rank: #7262 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.9 Dynasty Record: 65-96 (58-80 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 8-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 38.4 2017 Points Against Average: 18.8 2017 Differential: +19.6 2017 Wins: #3415 North Schuylkill (Ashland) (28-6), #3971 Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (52-41), #5583 Palmerton (28-14), #8233 Bangor (34-6), #8477 Wilson Area (Easton) (63-14), #8508 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (54-10), #10044 Catasauqua (60-28), #12106 Pen Argyl (55-0), #12302 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) (35-14) 2017 Losses: #1344 Palisades (Kintnersville) (22-17), #1344 Palisades (Kintnersville) (42-8), #2611 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (28-27) 2017 Opponents W-L: 76-64 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli), 8/31 at Bangor, 9/7 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley), 9/14 at Palmerton, 9/21 Salisbury Township (Allentown), 9/28 Palisades (Kintnersville), 10/6 at Pen Argyl, 10/12 Catasauqua, 10/19 Saucon Valley (Hellertown), 10/27 at Wilson Area (Easton) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Palisades (Kintnersville) (18.6), Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (13.8), Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (-9.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pen Argyl (-37.8), Wilson Area (Easton) (-31.1), Catasauqua (-29.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5 (10.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.8 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #289 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7065 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4% |