Palmerton (PA)       previews home TEAM NOT OFFICIALLY RATED YET; HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM COACH GENERAL Nickname: Blue Bombers League: Colonial-Schuylkill - B (moving from Colonial-Schuylkill - Red) Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank*: #22 RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: 15.8 2023 National Rank: #2836 2023 State Rank: #106 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -3 2024 Starting Power Rating*: -6.8 2024 National Rank*: #4241 2024 State Rank*: #164 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -0.9 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5897 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5.9 5-Year Dynasty Record: 34-21 (24-16 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 3.6 Dynasty National Rank: #7203 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10.4 Dynasty Record: 103-123 (83-103 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 12-1 2023 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2023 Points For Average: 40.3 2023 Points Against Average: 23 2023 Differential: +17.3 2023 Wins: #3531 North Schuylkill (Ashland) (32-24), #3531 North Schuylkill (Ashland) (48-24), #3617 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (41-26), #7044 Catasauqua (27-7), #7721 Tamaqua (34-14), #7813 Jim Thorpe (41-31), #7813 Jim Thorpe (37-7), #8176 Lehighton (54-30), #8847 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) (47-13), #9724 Palisades (Kintnersville) (54-23), #10591 Pine Grove (41-22), #12314 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (60-20) 2023 Losses: #796 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (58-8) 2023 Opponents W-L: 70-79 Recent League Championships: 2023 (Colonial-Schuylkill - Red), 2008 (Colonial - Western), 2007 (tied for 1st; Colonial) Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Jim Thorpe, 8/30 Pen Argyl, 9/6 at Saucon Valley (Hellertown), 9/13 at Lehighton, 9/20 Northern Lehigh (Slatington), 9/28 at Wilson Area (Easton), 10/4 Palisades (Kintnersville), 10/11 Salisbury Township (Allentown), 10/18 at Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton), 10/25 Catasauqua Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (-5.2), Catasauqua (-23.2), Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (-25) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Salisbury Township (Allentown) (-57.1), Wilson Area (Easton) (-52.9), Palisades (Kintnersville) (-35.5) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10 (-2.8 overall) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -31.4 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -21.4 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #279 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5324 2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 9-1 2024 Projected League Finish*: 2nd 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 21% We have not yet been able to contact coach to obtain preview info.  If you are the coach of this team, please help us by sending us your info. *temporary; not finalized until August 8th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author  (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it)