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: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Carter Robinson 6'1" 185 QB 4.6 Terrell Williams 6'2" 185 Senior LB 4.6 Evan Beerstrum 6'5" 250 TE 4.9 RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 45.3 2017 National Rank: #419 2017 State Rank: #3 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 29.2 2018 National Rank: #538 2018 State Rank: #5 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 32.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1243 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3 Dynasty Record: 124-47 (88-30 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 36.4 2017 Points Against Average: 18.2 2017 Differential: +18.2 2017 Wins: #602 Bay Port (Green Bay) (49-41), #1376 Stevens Point (21-14), #1437 Neenah (35-14), #1437 Neenah (45-7), #2587 Preble (Green Bay) (42-7), #5042 Appleton West (Appleton) (56-10), #7346 Kaukauna (33-0), #7700 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (41-14), #9253 Appleton East (Appleton) (49-7) 2017 Losses: #223 Kimberly (31-14), #223 Kimberly (38-31), #836 Fond du Lac (35-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 86-45 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; Fox Valley), 2009 (Fox Valley), 2004 (Fox Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Everest [D. C.] (Schofield), 8/24 at Neenah, 8/31 Fond du Lac, 9/7 at Stevens Point, 9/14 at Appleton East (Appleton), 9/21 Kaukauna, 9/28 Kimberly, 10/5 at Appleton West (Appleton) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Kimberly (41.6), Fond du Lac (25.8), Neenah (16.7) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Appleton East (Appleton) (-24.5), Kaukauna (-21.9), Everest [D. C.] (Schofield) (-12.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.6 (31.9 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1684 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%