| Apollo (Glendale, AZ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hawks Colors: Blue/Vegas Gold Coach: Aaron Walls League: 5A Northwest (moving from 5A Northwest Valley) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank*: #32 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Elijah White 6'3" 170 Senior S/WR 4.87 Jimmy Delk 6'4" 325 Senior G/DT 5.24 Deandre Crum 6'4" 185 Senior DE/TE 4.78 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Depth, Players Returning At Key Positions Team Weaknesses: Line Depth RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: -1.9 2024 National Rank: #5566 2024 State Rank: #87 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +1.5 2025 Starting Power Rating*: -15.6 2025 National Rank*: #5749 2025 State Rank*: #88 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 7.1 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #3923 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 22.7 5-Year Dynasty Record: 35-17 [36-16 on the field] (17-2 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 14.3 Dynasty National Rank: #3967 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 29.9 Dynasty Record: 130-103 [131-102 on the field] (69-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 6-4 2024 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2024 Points For Average: 30.3 2024 Points Against Average: 27.9 2024 Differential: +2.4 2024 Wins: #4415 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (26-21), #7380 Ironwood (Glendale) (33-20), #8581 Willow Canyon (Surprise) (38-20), #9537 North (Phoenix) (25-13), #9746 Agua Fria (Avondale) (41-26), #10041 West Point (Avondale) (49-19) 2024 Losses: #1621 Thunderbird (Phoenix) (41-7), #4014 Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (48-17), #4637 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (43-37), #6621 Sunnyside (Tucson) (forfeit loss) 2024 Opponents W-L: 42-61 Recent League Championships: 2023, 2022 (tied for 1st), 2021 (5A Metro), 2020 (tied for 1st; 5A Central), 2017 (tied for 1st; 5A Metro), 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A Western Sky), 2009 (tied for 1st; 4A Western Sky) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 4 Streak List: 10/11/24 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (26-21), 10/25/24 Willow Canyon (Surprise) (38-20), 11/1/24 Agua Fria (Avondale) (41-26), 11/8/24 Ironwood (Glendale) (33-20) SCHEDULE 2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc. *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it) |