North Pole (AK)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Richard Henert League: Northern Railbelt Playoff Division: Large Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2010 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Garrett Longoria 6'0" 285 Senior OL/DL 5.40 Moo Rogers 5'8" 175 Junior QB/DB 4.90 Lance Wright 6'4" 185 Sophomore WR/S 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning 4 Starting OL, Young Talent Moving Up, DL Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience, Coming Off Very Tough Season RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 4.3 2010 National Rank: #6865 2010 State Rank: #15 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -3.2 2011 National Rank: #8934 2011 State Rank: #21 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 18.1 Dynasty National Rank: #2993 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.3 Dynasty Record: 24-20 (18-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 2-6 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th) 2010 Points For Average: 22.8 2010 Points Against Average: 30.9 2010 Differential: -8.1 2010 Wins: #6866 Wasilla (21-18), #11537 Lathrop (Fairbanks) (41-0) 2010 Losses: #1076 Soldotna (29-18), #2137 Juneau-Douglas (Juneau) (40-0), #3143 Colony (Palmer) (48-32), #3583 Palmer (47-19), #4495 Bartlett (Anchorage) (32-27), #5355 West Valley (Fairbanks) (33-24) 2010 Opponents W-L: 41-32 Recent State Championships: 2004 Recent League Championships: 2008, 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/11 Lathrop (Fairbanks) (62-18), 9/3/11 Kenai Central (Kenai) (52-29) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/13 vs West (Anchorage), 8/20 Juneau-Douglas (Juneau), 8/26 at Lathrop (Fairbanks), 9/3 Kenai Central (Kenai), 9/9 West Valley (Fairbanks), 9/17 at Palmer, 9/23 Wasilla, 9/30 at Colony (Palmer) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: West (Anchorage) (40.5), Juneau-Douglas (Juneau) (27.8), Palmer (18.4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lathrop (Fairbanks) (-15.3), Wasilla (3.2), West Valley (Fairbanks) (11.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2983 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-7 2011 Projected League Finish: 6th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/13 vs West (Anchorage) [projection: 44-0 loss]