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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Ryan Sulkowski
League: 3A Western Slope
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #36

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2009 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Caleb Lenard 5'10" 210 Senior TE/LB
Rian Creech 6'2" 200 Senior QB/TE
Ryan Moeller 6'1" 180 Sophomore RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Skill, DBs
Team Weaknesses: Line Youth, Youth

RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 9.6
2009 National Rank: #5534
2009 State Rank: #106
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
2010 Starting Power Rating: -2.9
2010 National Rank: #8795
2010 State Rank: #148
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3447
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.6
Dynasty Record: 47-32 (32-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 4-6
2009 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (6th)
2009 Points For Average: 20.4
2009 Points Against Average: 19.8
2009 Differential: +0.6
2009 Wins: #2293 Brush (33-25), #9425 Battle Mountain (Minturn) (47-27), #9795 Eagle Valley (Gypsum) (57-0), #10046 Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez) (27-18)
2009 Losses: #475 Steamboat Springs (34-0), #2438 Glenwood Springs (20-19), #2462 Delta (19-3), #3673 Palisade (21-0), #3754 Silver Creek (Longmont) (13-2), #4290 Moffat County (Craig) (21-16)
2009 Opponents W-L: 58-54
Recent State Championships: 2004
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 9/3 Grand Valley (Parachute), 9/10 Coal Ridge (New Castle), 9/17 at Olathe, 9/24 at Battle Mountain (Edwards), 10/1 at Eagle Valley (Gypsum), 10/8 Steamboat Springs, 10/15 Delta, 10/22 at Moffat County (Craig), 10/29 Palisade, 11/5 at Glenwood Springs
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Glenwood Springs (20.6), Steamboat Springs (20), Delta (18)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Coal Ridge (New Castle) (-25.2), Battle Mountain (Edwards) (-12.3), Eagle Valley (Gypsum) (-8.7)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.5
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4306
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2010 Projected League Finish: 7th
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/3 Grand Valley (Parachute) [projection: 22-19 loss]







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