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: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2019 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Dan Merkel Senior QB Ramsey Flah Senior RB/S Aidan Benjamin Senior OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4-Year QB Starter, Top RB Is Back, 6 Returning Defensive Starters Team Weaknesses: 4 New OL Starters, Lost 4 Of Top 5 WRs RATINGS 2019 Final Power Rating: 3.1 2019 National Rank: #5809 2019 State Rank: #141 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +0.5 2020 Starting Power Rating*: -7 2020 National Rank*: #5693 2020 State Rank*: #140 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 4.8 Dynasty National Rank: #7552 2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 11.8 Dynasty Record: 77-97 (39-33 in league) HISTORICAL 2019 Overall Record: 5-5 2019 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (2nd) 2019 Points For Average: 20.7 2019 Points Against Average: 27.6 2019 Differential: -6.9 2019 Wins: #6654 Trenton Central (Trenton) (28-20), #7960 Robbinsville (24-10), #8419 Nottingham (Hamilton) (16-12), #9140 West Windsor-Plainsboro North/West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Plainsboro) (52-18), #10494 Hightstown (28-20) 2019 Losses: #590 Lenape (Medford) (41-0), #975 Wall Township (Wall) (49-7), #1021 Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (42-6), #5296 Burlington Township (Burlington) (36-25), #9920 Steinert (Hamilton) (28-21) 2019 Opponents W-L: 61-42 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 2020 Season: none SCHEDULE 2020 Schedule: 10/3 at Nottingham (Hamilton), 10/10 at Hamilton, 10/16 Notre Dame (Lawrenceville), 10/23 vs Lawrence (Lawrenceville), 10/31 vs Steinert (Hamilton), 11/6 Ewing (Trenton), 11/13 Robbinsville, 11/20 vs Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington) Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (23.3), Hamilton (3.8), Nottingham (Hamilton) (-11.1) Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Ewing (Trenton) (-29.8), Robbinsville (-26.9), Steinert (Hamilton) (-24.7) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4 (7 overall) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -11.3 2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -12.7 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #164 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5955 2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-3 2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd 2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1% *temporary; not finalized until August 6th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author |