Palmerton (PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Bombers Coach: Chris Walkowiak League: Colonial-Schuylkill - Red Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #25 RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -3 2022 National Rank: #6336 2022 State Rank: #249 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -17.6 2023 National Rank: #5385 2023 State Rank: #202 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -6.7 Dynasty National Rank: #7487 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.1 Dynasty Record: 25-27 (20-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 7-5 2022 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2022 Points For Average: 37.6 2022 Points Against Average: 30.9 2022 Differential: +6.7 2022 Wins: #6878 Catasauqua (42-16), #7930 Jim Thorpe (54-29), #8998 Lehighton (42-29), #9159 Tamaqua (45-6), #9159 Tamaqua (36-20), #10746 Pine Grove (53-28), #12392 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (51-6) 2022 Losses: #3265 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) (49-28), #3586 North Schuylkill (Ashland) (51-21), #3586 North Schuylkill (Ashland) (35-21), #4373 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (55-18), #6676 Palisades (Kintnersville) (47-40) 2022 Opponents W-L: 73-68 Recent League Championships: 2008 (Colonial - Western), 2007 (tied for 1st; Colonial) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Lehighton, 9/1 at Catasauqua, 9/8 Palisades (Kintnersville), 9/15 at Jim Thorpe, 9/22 at Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton), 9/29 Pine Grove, 10/6 at Salisbury Township (Allentown), 10/13 North Schuylkill (Ashland), 10/20 Tamaqua, 10/27 at Northern Lehigh (Slatington) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (-0.6), North Schuylkill (Ashland) (-4.1), Northern Lehigh (Slatington) (-9.2) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Salisbury Township (Allentown) (-60.2), Pine Grove (-50.3), Tamaqua (-35.2) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9 (-7.4 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.4 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.5 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #244 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6254 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.