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: 6 2016 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brandon Haag 6'4" 280 Senior OL 5.4 Christian Matheus 6'2" 180 Senior DB 4.7 Darien Peniston 6'5" 290 Senior DL 5.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Talent, Work-Ethic Team Weaknesses: Tough Schedule RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 13.2 2016 National Rank: #4428 2016 State Rank: #102 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 19.7 2017 National Rank: #3085 2017 State Rank: #63 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 27.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1111 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.2 Dynasty Record: 115-44 (85-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th) 2016 Points For Average: 32.6 2016 Points Against Average: 20.3 2016 Differential: +12.3 2016 Wins: #1993 Fond du Lac (38-35), #9233 Kaukauna (49-13), #9323 Oshkosh West (Oshkosh) (42-0), #10474 Appleton East (Appleton) (42-3), #11794 Wausau East (Wausau) (54-0) 2016 Losses: #382 Kimberly (35-14), #1237 Bay Port (Green Bay) (42-28), #3134 Appleton West (Appleton) (34-28), #4377 Wausau West (Wausau) (20-17), #4640 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (21-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 56-50 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; Fox Valley), 2009 (Fox Valley), 2004 (Fox Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Everest [D. C.] (Schofield), 8/25 Neenah, 9/1 at Fond du Lac, 9/8 Stevens Point, 9/15 Appleton East (Appleton), 9/22 at Kaukauna, 9/29 at Kimberly, 10/6 Appleton West (Appleton) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Kimberly (36.2), Stevens Point (35.9), Fond du Lac (26.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Appleton East (Appleton) (-9.6), Kaukauna (-7.7), Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (4.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (14.7 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2878 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%