| Appleton North (Appleton, WI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lightning Colors: Navy/Silver/Gold Coach: Rob Salm League: Valley - North Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Logan Neitzke 6'4" 240 Senior DL/TE 4.92 Isaac Barthelmess 6'1.5" 215 Senior HB/WR 4.59 Mark Gajewski 6'1" 215 Junior MLB/RB 4.63 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines, Depth At Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Secondary, QB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 26.8 2011 National Rank: #2104 2011 State Rank: #42 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 26.1 2012 National Rank: #1988 2012 State Rank: #37 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 27.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1052 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1 Dynasty Record: 74-29 (58-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 9-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2011 Points For Average: 30.6 2011 Points Against Average: 14.3 2011 Differential: +16.3 2011 Wins: #1806 Kimberly (24-17), #2067 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (28-21), #4012 Kaukauna (35-3), #5951 Menasha (24-7), #6282 Bay Port (Green Bay) (42-9), #6388 Neenah (28-6), #7401 Wausau West (Wausau) (24-12), #7489 Appleton East (Appleton) (31-13), #9029 Appleton West (Appleton) (52-16) 2011 Losses: #2067 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (31-28), #5960 Wausau East (Wausau) (22-21) 2011 Opponents W-L: 52-58 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; Fox Valley), 2009 (Fox Valley), 2004 (Fox Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Oshkosh North (Oshkosh), 8/31 at Everest [D. C.] (Schofield), 9/7 Wausau East (Wausau), 9/14 Wausau West (Wausau), 9/21 at Kaukauna, 9/28 Kimberly, 10/5 Appleton West (Appleton), 10/12 at Appleton East (Appleton) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kimberly (29.2), Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (28.9), Wausau East (Wausau) (7.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Appleton West (Appleton) (-4), Appleton East (Appleton) (1.8), Wausau West (Wausau) (2.2) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4 (12.6 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #106 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4513 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 17% |