Appleton North (Appleton, WI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lightning Colors: Navy/Silver/Gold Coach: Rob Salm League: Fox Valley Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2021 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brock Salm 6'2" 200 Senior DB 4.6 Damien Borland 6'3" 215 Senior HB 4.7 Brock Arndt 6'3" 225 Junior ILB 4.75 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Wesley King 6'5" 270 Senior DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense Team Weaknesses: Offensive Inexperience RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: 41.5 2021 National Rank: #448 2021 State Rank: #3 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6 2022 Starting Power Rating: 23.7 2022 National Rank: #704 2022 State Rank: #5 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 31.8 Dynasty National Rank: #1066 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.1 Dynasty Record: 152-60 (102-35 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 10-3 2021 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2021 Points For Average: 33.9 2021 Points Against Average: 11.9 2021 Differential: +22 2021 Wins: #530 Kimberly (21-10), #2016 Neenah (42-7), #2016 Neenah (28-7), #2045 Fond du Lac (47-7), #2473 Kaukauna (27-7), #2868 Hudson (28-0), #5085 Oshkosh West (Oshkosh) (35-7), #6105 Oshkosh North (Oshkosh) (42-8), #8132 Appleton East (Appleton) (45-9), #8382 Preble (Green Bay) (56-6) 2021 Losses: #164 Franklin (35-31), #164 Franklin (26-19), #530 Kimberly (26-20) 2021 Opponents W-L: 87-55 Recent League Championships: 2012 (Valley - North), 2011 (tied for 1st; Valley - North), 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/18 at Southwest (Green Bay), 8/25 Preble (Green Bay), 9/2 at Kaukauna, 9/9 Kimberly, 9/16 at Neenah, 9/23 Appleton East (Appleton), 9/30 at Oshkosh West (Oshkosh), 10/7 Fond du Lac, 10/14 at Oshkosh North (Oshkosh) Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Kimberly (21.8), Neenah (10), Fond du Lac (9) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Southwest (Green Bay) (-39.8), Preble (Green Bay) (-30.3), Appleton East (Appleton) (-28.9) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1 (22.8 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.2 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.3 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #50 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3538 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2022 Projected League Finish: 4th 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 49% |