Apollo (Glendale, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Zack Threadgill
League: II Section I (moving from 4A Western Sky)
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #7

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Jon Brown 5'11" 200 Senior QB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Chrisdeon Ayiyi 6'0" 185 Senior WR

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 29.5
2010 National Rank: #1659
2010 State Rank: #25
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2011 Starting Power Rating: 27.9
2011 National Rank: #1564
2011 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 13.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4035
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.8
Dynasty Record: 33-23 (17-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 36.5
2010 Points Against Average: 14.6
2010 Differential: +21.9
2010 Wins: #1269 Thunderbird (Phoenix) (43-0), #3631 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (52-21), #5222 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (48-21), #5950 Shadow Mountain (Phoenix) (35-3), #6495 Agua Fria (Avondale) (37-14), #7239 Prescott (48-7), #9369 Independence (Glendale) (42-21), #9906 Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (43-0), #11557 Glendale (42-7)
2010 Losses: #475 Canyon del Oro (Tucson) (28-9), #3294 Washington (Phoenix) (20-10), #5316 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (33-29)
2010 Opponents W-L: 69-64
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A Western Sky), 2009 (tied for 1st; 4A Western Sky)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Peoria, 9/2 South Mountain (Phoenix), 9/9 Ironwood (Glendale), 9/15 at Centennial (Peoria), 9/23 La Joya Community (Avondale), 9/30 at Independence (Glendale), 10/7 Sunnyslope (Phoenix), 10/14 at Deer Valley (Glendale), 10/21 Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen), 10/28 at Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Peoria) (39.4), Deer Valley (Glendale) (16.2), Peoria (12)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: South Mountain (Phoenix) (-21.4), Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (-16.5), La Joya Community (Avondale) (-12.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6 (13.6 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #95
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6800
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%
Opener: 8/26 at Peoria [projection: 26-7 win]



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