Apex (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Green/Vegas Gold Coach: Robert Graham League: 4A South Wake (moving from 4A Southwest Wake) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #68 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 0-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Julian Tate-Blanks 5'11" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.5 Quentin Hunter-Colvin 6'0" 190 Junior RB/DB 4.6 Jonathan Heavner 5'11" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Secondary, Players Have Chip On Their Shoulder Team Weaknesses: Must Improve On Finishing Games, Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -12.4 2016 National Rank: #10211 2016 State Rank: #299 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -3.9 2017 National Rank: #8316 2017 State Rank: #243 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.4 Dynasty National Rank: #6129 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.3 Dynasty Record: 66-92-2 (37-62 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-9 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (7th) 2016 Points For Average: 14.8 2016 Points Against Average: 40.2 2016 Differential: -25.4 2016 Wins: #11547 Cary (35-34), #12113 Apex Friendship (Apex) (14-6) 2016 Losses: #119 Wake Forest (56-7), #262 Middle Creek (Apex) (48-0), #1888 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (48-6), #3466 Holly Springs (31-0), #4144 Fuquay-Varina (49-21), #5418 Green Hope (Cary) (36-23), #6134 Panther Creek (Cary) (51-6), #7329 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (22-15), #7628 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (61-36) 2016 Opponents W-L: 73-62 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh), 8/25 at Green Hope (Cary), 8/31 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh), 9/8 Cary, 9/15 at Millbrook (Raleigh), 9/22 at Panther Creek (Cary), 10/6 at Holly Springs, 10/13 Fuquay-Varina, 10/20 Middle Creek (Apex), 10/27 at Garner, 11/3 Apex Friendship (Apex) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (39.4), Middle Creek (Apex) (39.2), Garner (25.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Apex Friendship (Apex) (-15.1), Cary (-10.7), Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (-5.8) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #94 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3302 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%