Aplington-Parkersburg (Parkersburg, IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Red/Black/Silver Coach: Alex Pollock League: 2A District 3 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 10 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 2-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Sam Thorn 6'1" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.7 Carter Cuvelier 6'4" 200 Junior QB 4.9 Grady Brungard 6'0" 200 Senior OL 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Much Experience Team Weaknesses: Secondary Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -9.3 2016 National Rank: #9573 2016 State Rank: #180 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 2.2 2017 National Rank: #6821 2017 State Rank: #109 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11.6 Dynasty National Rank: #4481 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.4 Dynasty Record: 109-38 (76-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 4-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 19.9 2016 Points Against Average: 27.3 2016 Differential: -7.4 2016 Wins: #8606 West Marshall (State Center) (28-6), #8606 Saydel (Des Moines) (20-13), #10937 Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner) (20-18), #11839 East Marshall (Le Grand) (28-14) 2016 Losses: #2140 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (35-7), #5079 Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls) (36-6), #5479 Roland-Story (Story City) (42-14), #8344 Collins-Maxwell-Baxter (Maxwell) (46-21), #9374 South Hardin (Eldora) (36-35) 2016 Opponents W-L: 41-44 Recent League Championships: 2011 (1A District 3), 2010 (1A District 3), 2008 (1A District 3), 2005 (1A District 3), 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 2 Streak List: 10/14/16 East Marshall (Le Grand) (28-14), 10/21/16 Saydel (Des Moines) (20-13) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 vs Jesup, 8/25 Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner), 9/1 at Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls), 9/8 West Marshall (State Center), 9/15 at Dike-New Hartford (Dike), 9/22 at South Hardin (Eldora), 9/29 Roland-Story (Story City), 10/6 at Collins-Maxwell-Baxter (Maxwell), 10/13 East Marshall (Le Grand), 10/20 Saydel (Des Moines) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (25.8), Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls) (11.7), Roland-Story (Story City) (7.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: East Marshall (Le Grand) (-16.1), Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner) (-13.9), Jesup (-13.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #124 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8081 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |