| Appleton North (Appleton, WI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lightning Colors: Navy/Silver/Gold Coach: Rob Salm League: Valley - North (moving from Fox Valley) Playoff Division: 1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Courtney Watkins 5'10" 195 Senior 4.40 Tommy Fruehe 5'11" 235 Senior 4.90 Logan Nietzke 6'4" 220 Junior STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth/Experience On Defense Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced OL RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 26.6 2010 National Rank: #2061 2010 State Rank: #41 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 21.8 2011 National Rank: #2532 2011 State Rank: #50 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 31.4 Dynasty National Rank: #841 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.3 Dynasty Record: 45-14 (36-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 10-2 2010 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (tied for 1st) 2010 Points For Average: 23.7 2010 Points Against Average: 11.6 2010 Differential: +12.1 2010 Wins: #1432 Kimberly (10-6), #3403 Bay Port (Green Bay) (23-17), #4223 Wausau West (Wausau) (20-16), #4785 Oshkosh West (Oshkosh) (14-0), #6069 Appleton East (Appleton) (17-16), #6353 Fond du Lac (28-7), #7915 Appleton West (Appleton) (41-7), #8275 Kaukauna (34-7), #9521 Oshkosh North (Oshkosh) (27-10), #11468 Neenah (40-0) 2010 Losses: #890 Stevens Point (45-27), #2039 Menasha (8-3) 2010 Opponents W-L: 62-60 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; Fox Valley), 2009 (Fox Valley), 2004 (Fox Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 5 Streak List: 9/16/11 Wausau West (Wausau) (24-12), 9/23/11 Kaukauna (35-3), 9/30/11 Kimberly (24-17), 10/7/11 Appleton West (Appleton) (52-16), 10/14/11 Appleton East (Appleton) (31-13) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Menasha, 8/26 Neenah, 9/2 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield), 9/9 at Wausau East (Wausau), 9/16 at Wausau West (Wausau), 9/23 Kaukauna, 9/30 at Kimberly, 10/7 at Appleton West (Appleton), 10/14 Appleton East (Appleton), 10/22 Bay Port (Green Bay) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Kimberly (31.4), Menasha (25.8), Wausau West (Wausau) (15.3) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Neenah (-15), Wausau East (Wausau) (-4.6), Kaukauna (-0.7) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.2 (14.2 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #95 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4943 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% Opener: 8/19 at Menasha [projection: 22-19 loss] |