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: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2012 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Connor Rolain 6'1" 195 Senior SS 4.65 Mark Gajewski 6'0" 215 Senior LB 4.64 Dan Rothbauer 6'0" 195 Senior QB 4.68 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Logan Neitzke 6'3" 235 Senior DE RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 36.8 2012 National Rank: #1016 2012 State Rank: #19 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2013 Starting Power Rating: 35.3 2013 National Rank: #973 2013 State Rank: #21 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 32.4 Dynasty National Rank: #951 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.9 Dynasty Record: 50-9 (37-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 10-1 2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2012 Points For Average: 32.7 2012 Points Against Average: 12.7 2012 Differential: +20 2012 Wins: #939 Kimberly (22-19), #2267 Stevens Point (17-14), #4301 Appleton East (Appleton) (28-17), #4398 Oshkosh North (Oshkosh) (27-3), #4473 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (35-19), #5135 Wausau East (Wausau) (49-0), #5344 Superior (35-0), #6451 Wausau West (Wausau) (21-0), #10419 Appleton West (Appleton) (49-7), #11164 Kaukauna (56-21) 2012 Losses: #359 Hudson (40-21) 2012 Opponents W-L: 53-49 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; Fox Valley), 2009 (Fox Valley), 2004 (Fox Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/23/13 Fond du Lac (37-12) SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/23 at Fond du Lac, 8/30 Oshkosh West (Oshkosh), 9/6 at Everest [D. C.] (Schofield), 9/13 at Kaukauna, 9/20 Wausau West (Wausau), 9/27 at Kimberly, 10/4 at Appleton West (Appleton), 10/11 Appleton East (Appleton), 10/18 Wausau East (Wausau) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Kimberly (37.7), Appleton East (Appleton) (15.5), Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (13.2) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Kaukauna (-14.2), Appleton West (Appleton) (-10.5), Fond du Lac (2.9) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.9 (17.9 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #145 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5426 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 29% |