Allentown (NJ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Redbirds Colors: Black/Red Coach: Andrew Lachenmayer League: West Jersey - Capitol Playoff Division: South Group 3 Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2018 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Dan Merkle 5'11" 195 Junior QB/S Chris McCea 6'1" 200 Senior WR/CB Ramsey Flah 6'1" 185 WR/S STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 7 Returning Offensive Starters Team Weaknesses: Only Have 2 Returning Defensive Starters RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 3.9 2018 National Rank: #5514 2018 State Rank: #147 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -13.9 2019 National Rank: #5991 2019 State Rank: #160 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 4.9 Dynasty National Rank: #7668 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.8 Dynasty Record: 72-92 (36-31 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 4-5 2018 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd) 2018 Points For Average: 28.4 2018 Points Against Average: 23.7 2018 Differential: +4.7 2018 Wins: #4633 Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (43-21), #7833 Steinert (Hamilton) (27-14), #10337 Hightstown (39-0), #13409 West Windsor-Plainsboro North/West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Plainsboro) (56-21) 2018 Losses: #1385 Burlington Township (Burlington) (41-7), #1871 Red Bank Regional (Little Silver) (30-13), #3495 Lenape (Medford) (27-24), #4182 Trenton Central (Trenton) (33-23), #5301 Nottingham (Hamilton) (26-24) 2018 Opponents W-L: 49-42 Recent Section Championships: 2016 (Central IV) Recent League Championships: 2017 (West Jersey - Patriot), 2016 (West Jersey - Patriot), 2013 (tied for 1st; West Jersey - Valley), 2012 (West Jersey - Valley), 2010 (tied for 1st; West Jersey - Colonial) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 9/13 at Notre Dame (Lawrenceville), 9/20 Hightstown, 9/28 at Steinert (Hamilton), 10/4 at Lenape (Medford), 10/11 Trenton Central (Trenton), 10/19 at Burlington Township (Burlington), 10/25 West Windsor-Plainsboro North/West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Plainsboro), 11/1 Nottingham (Hamilton) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Lenape (Medford) (9), Burlington Township (Burlington) (5.8), Trenton Central (Trenton) (4.1) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: West Windsor-Plainsboro North/West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Plainsboro) (-57.1), Hightstown (-36.4), Steinert (Hamilton) (-23.2) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2 (5.4 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.9 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.1 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #154 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5563 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5 2019 Projected League Finish: 4th 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |