Bear Creek (Lakewood, CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bears Colors: Dark Green/Gold Coach: Tom Thenell League: 5A Super 6 (moving from 5A West Metro) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2010 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nick Dalton 6'4" 190 Senior WR 4.60 Curtis Santero 6'2" 215 Senior S/LB 4.60 Jake Anna 6'4" 215 Senior WR/OLB 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Returners On Both Sides Of Ball, Powerful Offense, New Defensive Coordinator Team Weaknesses: Need 2 OL Starters, Playmakers Must Continue To Improve RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 29.1 2010 National Rank: #1703 2010 State Rank: #25 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 36.3 2011 National Rank: #716 2011 State Rank: #11 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 33.9 Dynasty National Rank: #620 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.7 Dynasty Record: 39-20 (23-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2010 Points For Average: 28 2010 Points Against Average: 21.2 2010 Differential: +6.8 2010 Wins: #452 Grandview (Aurora) (31-14), #1071 Pomona (Arvada) (25-22), #4170 Heritage (Littleton) (29-14), #4768 Eaglecrest (Centennial) (40-19), #5143 Chatfield (Littleton) (28-13), #8414 Gateway (Aurora) (40-0), #8414 Gateway (Aurora) (42-3) 2010 Losses: #9 Mullen [J. K.] (Denver) (34-14), #554 Ralston Valley (Arvada) (28-7), #911 Columbine (Littleton) (51-21), #1330 Arapahoe (Littleton) (35-31) 2010 Opponents W-L: 76-47 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Jefferson County) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/11 Chino Hills (CA) (36-34) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Chino Hills (CA), 9/9 at Gateway (Aurora), 9/17 at Grandview (Aurora), 9/23 Eaglecrest (Centennial), 9/29 Mullen [J. K.] (Denver), 10/7 at Arapahoe (Littleton), 10/13 Chatfield (Littleton), 10/20 at Columbine (Littleton), 10/28 at Heritage (Littleton) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Mullen [J. K.] (Denver) (63.2), Grandview (Aurora) (45.9), Chino Hills (CA) (43.1) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Gateway (Aurora) (0.3), Chatfield (Littleton) (6.6), Eaglecrest (Centennial) (11.6) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.5 (25.5 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.4 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #471 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Chino Hills (CA) [projection: 35-28 loss]