Apollo (St. Cloud, MN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Justin Skaalerud
League: Central Lakes
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 2-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Alvord 6'3" 230 QB 4.90
Noel Teigen 5'9" 155 WR/DB 4.60
Kyle Rosentha; 5'11" 160 RB/DB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 7 3-Year Starters, Won 4 Of Last 5 Last Season, Carrying Momentum
Team Weaknesses: Young/Inexperienced LBs

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -1.2
2012 National Rank: #8319
2012 State Rank: #155
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2013 Starting Power Rating: 0
2013 National Rank: #7744
2013 State Rank: #146
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -5.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9498
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.4
Dynasty Record: 8-38 (6-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 4-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (6th)
2012 Points For Average: 15.6
2012 Points Against Average: 19.3
2012 Differential: -3.7
2012 Wins: #7421 Fergus Falls (27-20), #9899 St. Cloud Tech (St. Cloud) (26-20), #10982 Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids) (26-9), #10982 Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids) (9-6)
2012 Losses: #4556 Rogers (24-12), #5350 Brainerd (28-14), #5523 Rocori (Cold Spring) (35-18), #6077 Sartell-St. Stephen (Sartell) (6-0), #6077 Sartell-St. Stephen (Sartell) (24-17), #9023 Alexandria (21-7)
2012 Opponents W-L: 46-49
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Rocori (Cold Spring), 9/6 Moorhead, 9/13 at Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids), 9/20 at Brainerd, 9/27 Fergus Falls, 10/4 at Willmar, 10/11 St. Cloud Tech (St. Cloud), 10/16 at Sartell-St. Stephen (Sartell)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Brainerd (10.9), Moorhead (10), Sartell-St. Stephen (Sartell) (7.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids) (-13.3), St. Cloud Tech (St. Cloud) (-8.1), Rocori (Cold Spring) (1.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4 (0.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #132
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7515
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 8th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%