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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Bombers
Coach: Glenn McCartney
League: Colonial-Schuylkill (moving from Colonial)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank*: #59

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -11.3
2019 National Rank: #9075
2019 State Rank: #361
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.9
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -22.8
2020 National Rank*: #9190
2020 State Rank*: #369
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 4
Dynasty National Rank: #7780
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 26.8
Dynasty Record: 72-109 (62-94 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 3-7
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-7 (tied for 9th)
2019 Points For Average: 26.5
2019 Points Against Average: 29.4
2019 Differential: -2.9
2019 Wins: #7445 Wilson Area (Easton) (38-35), #9330 Palisades (Kintnersville) (47-6), #13120 Catasauqua (56-0)
2019 Losses: #2327 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (27-12), #3932 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (42-7), #5352 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (50-14), #6495 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) (43-42), #6963 Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (35-14), #7084 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (28-14), #9125 Pen Argyl (28-21)
2019 Opponents W-L: 59-52
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Colonial - Western), 2007 (tied for 1st; Colonial)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/25 Catasauqua, 10/2 at Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton), 10/9 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli), 10/16 Saucon Valley (Hellertown), 10/23 at Palisades (Kintnersville), 10/30 Northern Lehigh (Slatington), 11/7 Pen Argyl, 11/14 at Northern Lehigh (Slatington)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (-1.9), Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (-7.6), Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (-8)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Catasauqua (-58.1), Pen Argyl (-20.7), Palisades (Kintnersville) (-17.1)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -16.2
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #336
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7333
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-6
2020 Projected League Finish*: 19th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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