Apalachee (Winder, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Shane Davis
League: AAAAA Region 8 (moving from AAAA Region 8)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2011 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Rakim Peters 6'3" 235 Senior LB/DE
Johnny Thompson 6'3" 215 Senior DE [Purdue]
Clint Ashe 5'11" 180 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Offensive Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Lost 2 OL Starters, Size

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 14.3
2011 National Rank: #4511
2011 State Rank: #178
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 24.7
2012 National Rank: #2178
2012 State Rank: #95
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5373
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.6
Dynasty Record: 47-50 (36-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-6 (8th)
2011 Points For Average: 30.3
2011 Points Against Average: 23.4
2011 Differential: +6.9
2011 Wins: #4514 Cedar Shoals (Athens) (28-13), #8241 Madison County (Danielsville) (45-9), #9077 Rockdale County (Conyers) (34-14), #10528 Winder-Barrow (Winder) (47-0)
2011 Losses: #610 Flowery Branch (42-20), #1273 Clarke Central (Athens) (37-28), #1701 Heritage (Conyers) (22-17), #3555 Habersham Central (Mt. Airy) (38-35), #4089 Loganville (45-42), #4287 Salem (Conyers) (14-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 55-53
Recent League Championships: 2009 (8-AAAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Lanier (Sugar Hill), 9/7 Greater Atlanta Christian (Norcross), 9/21 at Gainesville, 9/28 Clarke Central (Athens), 10/5 Flowery Branch, 10/12 at Loganville, 10/19 at Cedar Shoals (Athens), 10/26 Salem (Conyers), 11/2 Heritage (Conyers), 11/9 at Winder-Barrow (Winder)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Flowery Branch (44.9), Gainesville (44.2), Clarke Central (Athens) (31.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Winder-Barrow (Winder) (-10.8), Salem (Conyers) (15.3), Loganville (21.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1184
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%