Dakota Ridge (Littleton, CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Navy/Maroon Coach: Ron Woitalewicz League: 4A Mountain Plains (moving from 4A North Metro) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 1 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2010 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Alex Merisko 5'8" 160 Senior WR/RB Trace Pozek 6'0" 180 Senior RB/DB Shane Romero 5'11" 200 Senior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Good Group Of Seniors, Hard-Working, Motivated To Improve Team Weaknesses: Young, Experience, Need Great Deal Of Work RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 22.8 2010 National Rank: #2711 2010 State Rank: #38 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -13.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 8 2011 National Rank: #5502 2011 State Rank: #77 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 22.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2114 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13 Dynasty Record: 37-20 (27-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 9-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 23.9 2010 Points Against Average: 17.8 2010 Differential: +6.1 2010 Wins: #3732 Pueblo West (23-20), #4168 Longmont (31-28), #5055 Pueblo South (Pueblo) (27-7), #5413 Prairie View (Henderson) (20-19), #5542 Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch) (21-20), #6368 Brighton (23-6), #6464 Golden (33-7), #8904 Standley Lake (Westminster) (49-13), #10242 Green Mountain (Lakewood) (40-14) 2010 Losses: #1322 Wheat Ridge (28-14), #1322 Wheat Ridge (32-14), #2012 Ponderosa (Parker) (3-0), #2748 Monarch (Louisville) (35-16) 2010 Opponents W-L: 82-63 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Pueblo West, 9/9 Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch), 9/15 at Ponderosa (Parker), 9/22 Green Mountain (Lakewood), 10/1 Monarch (Louisville), 10/7 at Brighton, 10/14 Wheat Ridge, 10/21 at Prairie View (Henderson), 10/27 Golden, 11/4 Standley Lake (Westminster) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Wheat Ridge (33.6), Ponderosa (Parker) (29.9), Monarch (Louisville) (21.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Standley Lake (Westminster) (-15.7), Green Mountain (Lakewood) (-9.3), Golden (5.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.8 (15 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4284 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Pueblo West [projection: 21-20 loss]