North Pole (AK) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Richard Henert League: Northern Railbelt Playoff Division: Large Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2011 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Matthew 'Moo' Rogers 5'8" 170 Senior QB/SS 4.90 Lance Wright 6'4" 185 Junior WR/S 4.50 Aaron Betts 6'2" 235 Senior DE/TE 5.00 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Starter Experience, WRs, Strong QB Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Defense, Small, Must Be Confident Enough To Win Games Early In Season RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -3.4 2011 National Rank: #8898 2011 State Rank: #18 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -0.9 2012 National Rank: #8226 2012 State Rank: #16 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 18.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2545 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.2 Dynasty Record: 46-35 (30-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 2-6 2011 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 5th) 2011 Points For Average: 33.6 2011 Points Against Average: 42.1 2011 Differential: -8.5 2011 Wins: #3695 Kenai Central (Kenai) (52-29), #11909 Lathrop (Fairbanks) (62-18) 2011 Losses: #2977 Juneau-Douglas (Juneau) (57-0), #3325 West (Anchorage) (44-28), #5180 Palmer (42-21), #5240 West Valley (Fairbanks) (62-38), #5498 Wasilla (43-29), #11194 Colony (Palmer) (42-39) 2011 Opponents W-L: 39-34 Recent State Championships: 2004 Recent League Championships: 2008, 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/10/12 Dimond [A. J.] (Anchorage) (32-14) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/10 at Dimond [A. J.] (Anchorage), 8/18 at West Valley (Fairbanks), 8/25 vs Juneau-Douglas (Juneau), 8/31 Kenai Central (Kenai), 9/7 at Wasilla, 9/14 Palmer, 9/21 Lathrop (Fairbanks), 9/28 Colony (Palmer) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Juneau-Douglas (Juneau) (21.7), West Valley (Fairbanks) (17.8), Dimond [A. J.] (Anchorage) (13.7) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lathrop (Fairbanks) (-18.3), Colony (Palmer) (-10.3), Palmer (6.1) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5191 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |