Apex (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Green/Vegas Gold Coach: Bob Wolfe League: 4A Tri-Nine Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #74 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Quincey Mangum 5'9" 180 Senior RB 4.45 Jacob Tart 6'1" 180 Senior DB 4.56 Shawn Knox 5'8" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.65 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: DBs, Line Team Weaknesses: Young, Recent Success RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 11.2 2010 National Rank: #5147 2010 State Rank: #151 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 6.4 2011 National Rank: #5900 2011 State Rank: #173 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 10.3 Dynasty National Rank: #4989 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.6 Dynasty Record: 27-33 (17-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 3-8 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (7th) 2010 Points For Average: 22.8 2010 Points Against Average: 34.5 2010 Differential: -11.7 2010 Wins: #6018 Holly Springs (34-7), #8336 Green Hope (Cary) (30-13), #9242 Riverside (Durham) (35-32) 2010 Losses: #496 Panther Creek (Cary) (35-7), #574 Fuquay-Varina (42-6), #987 Cary (35-21), #1235 Middle Creek (Apex) (42-31), #1499 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (34-14), #1509 Lee County (Sanford) (29-3), #3218 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (56-39), #3632 Harnett Central (Angier) (54-31) 2010 Opponents W-L: 74-61 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Lee County (Sanford), 9/9 Cary, 9/16 at Panther Creek (Cary), 9/23 Green Hope (Cary), 9/30 at Athens Drive (Raleigh), 10/7 Holly Springs, 10/14 at Northern (Durham), 10/21 at Fuquay-Varina, 10/28 Middle Creek (Apex) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cary (41), Fuquay-Varina (41), Panther Creek (Cary) (38.8) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Green Hope (Cary) (-2.4), Holly Springs (7.2), Athens Drive (Raleigh) (14.1) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.8 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1065 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2011 Projected League Finish: 7th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Lee County (Sanford) [projection: 35-14 loss]