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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Jeff Sampson
League: Colonial-Schuylkill - C
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2024 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cole Gemberling 6'0" 215 Senior HB/LB 4.6
Max Masser 6'1" 190 Senior WR/DE 4.6
Trey Porter 6'2" 175 Junior WR/DB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Speed, Cohesiveness/Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Sophomore QB

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -22.3
2024 National Rank: #9402
2024 State Rank: #385
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +4.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -1
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -31.7
2025 National Rank*: #8775
2025 State Rank*: #351
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -10.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #7681
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 21.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 36-16 (23-9 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -0.5
Dynasty National Rank: #8212
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 31.2
Dynasty Record: 144-102 (105-70 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 7-5
2024 League Record/Finish: 5-4 (tied for 4th)
2024 Points For Average: 24.8
2024 Points Against Average: 22.8
2024 Differential: +2
2024 Wins: #10810 Marian Catholic (Tamaqua) (27-0), #10810 Marian Catholic (Tamaqua) (24-0), #11164 Mahanoy Area (Mahanoy City) (28-14), #11795 York Catholic (York) (36-16), #12739 Panther Valley (Lansford) (49-7), #12959 Pine Grove (42-0), #13613 Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah) (42-10)
2024 Losses: #4187 Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville) (42-0), #5099 Williams Valley (Tower City) (42-7), #5182 Schuylkill Haven (66-16), #8846 Minersville (42-14), #9188 Nativity BVM (Pottsville) (34-13)
2024 Opponents W-L: 68-66
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 York Catholic (York), 8/29 at Marian Catholic (Tamaqua), 9/5 Pine Grove, 9/12 at Nativity BVM (Pottsville), 9/19 Williams Valley (Tower City), 9/26 at Panther Valley (Lansford), 10/3 Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah), 10/10 Mahanoy Area (Mahanoy City), 10/17 at Minersville, 10/24 at Schuylkill Haven
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Schuylkill Haven (-4.7), Williams Valley (Tower City) (-9), Minersville (-27.3)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah) (-76.2), Pine Grove (-65), Panther Valley (Lansford) (-61.3)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.3 (-25.5 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -42.5
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -18.2
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #447
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2104
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 7th






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