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 2015 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Will Stewart 5'9" 190 RB 4.8 Brandon Kolgen 6'3" 250 Senior DL 4.95 Connor Dahlke 6'4" 245 Senior OL 5.06 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Very Talented At Key Positions, Best Depth Team Has Had In Years Team Weaknesses: New QB RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 28.3 2015 National Rank: #2077 2015 State Rank: #44 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 25.8 2016 National Rank: #2338 2016 State Rank: #57 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 28.8 Dynasty National Rank: #990 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3 Dynasty Record: 110-39 (82-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 8-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 36.5 2015 Points Against Average: 13.9 2015 Differential: +22.6 2015 Wins: #4097 Hortonville (24-0), #5013 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (37-15), #6490 Appleton West (Appleton) (44-17), #6490 Appleton West (Appleton) (48-7), #7170 Wausau West (Wausau) (35-0), #8103 Kaukauna (49-20), #8355 Appleton East (Appleton) (35-0), #10981 Wausau East (Wausau) (49-0) 2015 Losses: #333 Kimberly (35-28), #1327 Eau Claire Memorial (Eau Claire) (24-21), #3038 Oshkosh North (Oshkosh) (35-32) 2015 Opponents W-L: 54-58 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; Fox Valley), 2009 (Fox Valley), 2004 (Fox Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3 Streak List: 8/19/16 Oshkosh West (Oshkosh) (42-0), 8/26/16 Fond du Lac (38-35), 9/2/16 Kaukauna (49-13) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Oshkosh West (Oshkosh), 8/26 Fond du Lac, 9/2 Kaukauna, 9/9 at Wausau West (Wausau), 9/16 Kimberly, 9/23 Appleton West (Appleton), 9/30 at Appleton East (Appleton), 10/7 at Wausau East (Wausau), 10/14 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kimberly (51.7), Fond du Lac (30.2), Appleton West (Appleton) (7.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Wausau East (Wausau) (-19.2), Oshkosh West (Oshkosh) (-8.9), Kaukauna (1.9) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.5 (13.7 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.7 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #131 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5488 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |