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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Robbie Owens
League: 4A/5A Southwest
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2010 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Sean Rubalcaba 6'2" 185 Senior QB/DB 4.50
Jerreon Dennis 5'11" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.55
James Diamante 6'4" 285 Junior DL/OL 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return 31 Seniors, Biggest Class In Many Years, Explosive Offense
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Two OL Starters, A Few Holes On DL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 37.9
2010 National Rank: #808
2010 State Rank: #9
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.9
2011 Starting Power Rating: 40.6
2011 National Rank: #459
2011 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 18
Dynasty National Rank: #3004
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 27.4
Dynasty Record: 27-25 (11-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 10-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 37.8
2010 Points Against Average: 14.9
2010 Differential: +22.9
2010 Wins: #1017 Highlands Ranch (35-28), #2350 Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain) (21-20), #2966 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (28-10), #4554 Montrose (49-13), #5429 Durango (49-7), #7366 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (49-21), #7600 Northglenn (63-26), #7913 Overland (Aurora) (39-7), #8904 Standley Lake (Westminster) (42-6), #9644 Westminster (47-0)
2010 Losses: #150 Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (24-21), #1017 Highlands Ranch (17-10)
2010 Opponents W-L: 66-61
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Southwestern), 2005 (4A Southwestern), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Southwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/2/11 Highlands Ranch (51-35), 9/9/11 Overland (Aurora) (35-0), 9/16/11 Standley Lake (Westminster) (50-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Highlands Ranch, 9/9 Overland (Aurora), 9/16 Standley Lake (Westminster), 9/23 at Westminster, 10/1 Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain), 10/7 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction), 10/14 Montrose, 10/21 at Fruita Monument (Fruita), 10/28 at Durango
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Highlands Ranch (38.6), Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain) (26), Fruita Monument (Fruita) (21.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Standley Lake (Westminster) (-15.7), Westminster (-3.9), Overland (Aurora) (0.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8 (18.9 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4382
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 68%
Opener: 9/2 at Highlands Ranch [projection: 28-24 win]