| 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: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2014 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Bo Babich 5'10" 185 RB 4.65 A.J. Meyer 6'2" 285 OL 5.5 Spencer Christiansen 6'0" 180 WR 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offense Has Great Deal Of Experience/Speed, Defense, JV Defense Gave Up 3 Points/Game Last Season Team Weaknesses: All New LBs RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 32 2014 National Rank: #1599 2014 State Rank: #36 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 32.5 2015 National Rank: #1447 2015 State Rank: #33 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 28.8 Dynasty National Rank: #953 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.7 Dynasty Record: 102-36 (76-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 8-4 2014 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2014 Points For Average: 24.3 2014 Points Against Average: 12.5 2014 Differential: +11.8 2014 Wins: #1880 Hudson (21-3), #2834 Wausau West (Wausau) (14-0), #4197 Eau Claire Memorial (Eau Claire) (44-14), #5035 Kaukauna (33-3), #5770 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (21-7), #6240 Oshkosh West (Oshkosh) (35-0), #7408 Wausau East (Wausau) (42-8), #10168 Appleton West (Appleton) (42-6) 2014 Losses: #109 Kimberly (29-12), #754 Bay Port (Green Bay) (43-12), #1063 Fond du Lac (27-7), #4768 Appleton East (Appleton) (10-9) 2014 Opponents W-L: 72-56 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; Fox Valley), 2009 (Fox Valley), 2004 (Fox Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/21 Oshkosh North (Oshkosh), 8/28 at Hortonville, 9/4 at Kaukauna, 9/11 Wausau West (Wausau), 9/18 at Kimberly, 9/25 at Appleton West (Appleton), 10/2 Appleton East (Appleton), 10/9 Wausau East (Wausau), 10/16 at Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Kimberly (60.6), Hortonville (34.7), Wausau West (Wausau) (28) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Appleton West (Appleton) (-8.3), Wausau East (Wausau) (-0.8), Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (6.5) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 (22.3 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.1 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2114 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |