North Pole (AK) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Richard Henert League: Southeast (moving from Northern Railbelt) Playoff Division: Medium Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2012 JV Record: 8-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Lance Wright 6'4" 185 Senior WR 4.50 [Rice] Jordan Copeland 5'6" 170 Senior DB 4.90 Lane Bonham 6'0" 180 Senior SS 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: JV Talent Moving Up, Handful Of Key Defensive Players Return, One Of Most Talented Offensive Players In State Team Weaknesses: Graduated All But One Starting Lineman, Must Get Stronger RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 20.6 2012 National Rank: #3254 2012 State Rank: #8 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 13.1 2013 National Rank: #4553 2013 State Rank: #10 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 16.2 Dynasty National Rank: #3623 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.1 Dynasty Record: 25-20 (18-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 7-2 2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2012 Points For Average: 42.6 2012 Points Against Average: 28.9 2012 Differential: +13.7 2012 Wins: #4813 Juneau-Douglas (Juneau) (46-27), #5099 Colony (Palmer) (48-42), #5303 West Valley (Fairbanks) (34-25), #5630 Dimond [A. J.] (Anchorage) (32-14), #7924 Lathrop (Fairbanks) (72-19), #9335 Wasilla (46-27), #9779 Kenai Central (Kenai) (43-9) 2012 Losses: #1165 Palmer (49-42), #1297 West (Anchorage) (48-20) 2012 Opponents W-L: 36-42 Recent State Championships: 2004 (Large) Recent League Championships: 2008 (Northern Railbelt), 2004 (Northern Railbelt) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 2 officially, 1 on field Streak List: 8/17/13 Eagle River (40-8), 8/21/13 Sitka (2-0) SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/17 Eagle River, 8/21 Sitka, 8/30 vs Juneau-Douglas (Juneau), 9/4 at Ketchikan, 9/14 Thunder Mountain (Juneau), 9/20 at Colony (Palmer), 9/27 West Valley (Fairbanks), 10/4 at Lathrop (Fairbanks) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Juneau-Douglas (Juneau) (19.8), Colony (Palmer) (12.2), West Valley (Fairbanks) (4.2) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Ketchikan (-43.7), Sitka (-19.5), Thunder Mountain (Juneau) (-5.8) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 (14 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.8 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9522 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6% |