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GENERAL
Nickname: Apaches
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Floyd McWhirt
League: Three Rivers - South
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 0-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Devin Higdon 6'0" 185 Senior QB
Logan VanderVelden 6'4" 170 WR
Jared Holley 6'2" 160 Junior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Very Young

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -24.8
2017 National Rank: #11864
2017 State Rank: #258
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -34.8
2018 National Rank: #10876
2018 State Rank: #235
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -23.5
Dynasty National Rank: #13788
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.3
Dynasty Record: 23-129 (8-91 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-8
2017 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2017 Points For Average: 18.6
2017 Points Against Average: 35.1
2017 Differential: -16.5
2017 Wins: #11931 Manchester (North Manchester) (30-27), #12299 Tippecanoe Valley (Akron) (30-29), #13835 Whitko (South Whitley) (28-22)
2017 Losses: #3827 Woodlan (Woodburn) (32-8), #4106 Southwood (Wabash) (63-21), #9153 Rochester (8-0), #9256 North Miami (Denver) (41-0), #9782 Alexandria-Monroe (Alexandria) (27-18), #10179 Peru (56-42), #11344 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (43-12), #11931 Manchester (North Manchester) (38-16)
2017 Opponents W-L: 61-60
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Rochester, 8/24 at Alexandria-Monroe (Alexandria), 8/31 Manchester (North Manchester), 9/7 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill), 9/14 at Southwood (Wabash), 9/21 Peru, 9/28 at North Miami (Denver), 10/5 at Tippecanoe Valley (Akron)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Southwood (Wabash) (-12), Rochester (-18.6), Alexandria-Monroe (Alexandria) (-28.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Manchester (North Manchester) (-49.8), Peru (-40), Tippecanoe Valley (Akron) (-35.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.1 (-9.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #241
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11566
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%