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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Chris Cline
League: 3A Metro - South
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2010 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Scott Carter 6'0" 180 Senior QB/DB 4.51
Micah Lockerby 6'3" 265 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Coming Off Championship Season, Good Defenders, JV Talent Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Lack Experience On Both Sides Of Ball

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 39.4
2010 National Rank: #678
2010 State Rank: #8
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 24.4
2011 National Rank: #2086
2011 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 14.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3858
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.4
Dynasty Record: 41-17 [40-18 on the field] (29-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 14-0
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 44.5
2010 Points Against Average: 6.6
2010 Differential: +37.9
2010 Wins: #2351 Glenwood Springs (29-6), #3752 Minico (Rupert, ID) (40-6), #3893 Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs) (34-0), #5008 Frederick (40-0), #5152 Palmer Ridge (Monument) (41-20), #5152 Palmer Ridge (Monument) (35-7), #5384 Erie (28-13), #6692 Evergreen (56-17), #9450 Englewood (49-7), #11392 Conifer (43-3), #11846 Niwot (39-6), #12575 Ridgeview Academy (Watkins) (60-8), #13333 Summit (Frisco) (51-0), #14524 Jefferson (Edgewater) (78-0)
2010 Losses: none
2010 Opponents W-L: 78-75
Recent State Championships: 2010
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2007 (3A North Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Florence, 9/2 at Erie, 9/16 at Palmer Ridge (Monument), 9/23 Evergreen, 9/30 at Jefferson (Edgewater), 10/14 Niwot, 10/29 at Conifer, 11/4 Englewood
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Florence (26.5), Evergreen (13), Palmer Ridge (Monument) (11.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson (Edgewater) (-47.6), Niwot (-17), Conifer (-8.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.9 (3.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #122
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9220
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 42%
Opener: 8/26 Florence [projection: 31-28 win]