| North Pole (AK) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Dennis Diviney League: Northern Railbelt (moving from Southeast) Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dylan Storey 6'0" 270 Senior C 5.1 Jacob Blanchard 6'0" 230 Senior G/LB 4.85 Bradley Antesberger 5'10" 205 Senior FB/MLB 4.75 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: LB Experience/Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -13.4 2017 National Rank: #9886 2017 State Rank: #10 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -30.4 2018 National Rank: #10053 2018 State Rank: #10 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 8.2 Dynasty National Rank: #6876 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 38.6 Dynasty Record: 80-57 (47-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 27.3 2017 Points Against Average: 23.7 2017 Differential: +3.6 2017 Wins: #9088 Palmer (20-19), #10861 Wasilla (50-34), #12092 Kenai Central (Kenai) (8-6), #12142 Barrow (46-0), #13334 Juneau-Douglas (Juneau) (22-16), #14390 Ketchikan (54-21) 2017 Losses: #4148 Soldotna (35-12), #9216 Lathrop (Fairbanks) (47-22), #11401 Thunder Mountain (Juneau) (35-12) 2017 Opponents W-L: 38-39 Recent State Championships: 2004 (Large) Recent League Championships: 2015 (Southeast), 2014 (Southeast), 2008, 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/11 Eielson [Ben] (Eielson AFB), 8/17 at Soldotna, 8/25 South (Anchorage), 9/1 at Kenai Central (Kenai), 9/7 Palmer, 9/15 at Lathrop (Fairbanks), 9/21 West Valley (Fairbanks), 9/28 at Kodiak Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Soldotna (-7.3), Palmer (-19.3), Lathrop (Fairbanks) (-29.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Eielson [Ben] (Eielson AFB) (-45.7), Kodiak (-45.4), Kenai Central (Kenai) (-43.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.2 (-13.7 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -33.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12099 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |