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GENERAL
Nickname: Apollos
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Damien Merrick
League: 6A Special District 2 (moving from 6A Metro)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Callum Craig 6'1" 170 Junior QB/CB
Hunter Newcomb 6'2" 290 Senior OL/DL
Kadin Williams 6'0" 200 Senior LB/RB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Ganoung 6'4" 315 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Depth, QB Athleticism, WR Height
Team Weaknesses: Speed

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 7.2
2017 National Rank: #5262
2017 State Rank: #36
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: -16.2
2018 National Rank: #6974
2018 State Rank: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 16
Dynasty National Rank: #4534
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.2
Dynasty Record: 73-75 (44-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 36.8
2017 Points Against Average: 33.5
2017 Differential: +3.3
2017 Wins: #5338 Liberty (Hillsboro) (35-25), #7172 Southridge (Beaverton) (55-48), #9371 Westview (Portland) (17-0), #10514 Century (Hillsboro) (58-22), #11591 Aloha (Beaverton) (49-16)
2017 Losses: #1676 Jesuit (Portland) (41-28), #1954 Sheldon [Henry D.] (Eugene) (49-7), #2123 Skyview (Vancouver, WA) (31-20), #2402 Oregon City (75-72), #6431 Beaverton (28-27)
2017 Opponents W-L: 50-50
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Tigard, 9/7 South Salem (Salem), 9/14 at Southridge (Beaverton), 9/21 Tualatin, 9/28 at Sandy, 10/5 Aloha (Beaverton), 10/12 at Beaverton, 10/19 Jesuit (Portland), 10/26 at Westview (Portland)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Tigard (16.6), Tualatin (14.7), Jesuit (Portland) (9.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Aloha (Beaverton) (-34.1), Westview (Portland) (-25.7), Sandy (-21.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.2 (11.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5037
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%