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GENERAL
Nickname: Lambkins
Colors: Purple/Vegas Gold
Coach: Eric Rice
League: 5A Front Range
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Hanks 6'2" 230 Senior OLB/RB 4.52
Chase Thurgood 6'0" 170 Senior FS/WR 4.59
Brandon Adams-Palmer 5'11" 265 Senior C/T 5.24

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Great Young Talent
Team Weaknesses: Young At Key Positions, Depth At All Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 15.9
2011 National Rank: #4152
2011 State Rank: #54
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 13.1
2012 National Rank: #4450
2012 State Rank: #66
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 22.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1805
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 61-37 (40-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 22.6
2011 Points Against Average: 24.9
2011 Differential: -2.3
2011 Wins: #4340 Mountain Range (Westminster) (21-20), #6592 Poudre (Fort Collins) (24-14), #8068 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (31-13), #8692 Loveland (37-7)
2011 Losses: #89 Columbine (Littleton) (28-10), #441 Grandview (Aurora) (51-21), #894 Horizon (Thornton) (30-10), #3948 Douglas County (Castle Rock) (39-38), #4250 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (19-16), #7067 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (28-18)
2011 Opponents W-L: 56-52
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Columbine (Littleton), 9/7 Cherokee Trail (Aurora), 9/14 Arapahoe (Centennial), 9/20 at Legacy (Broomfield), 9/27 at Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins), 10/4 Mountain Range (Westminster), 10/12 Poudre (Fort Collins), 10/18 at Horizon (Thornton), 10/26 at Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Columbine (Littleton) (53.9), Horizon (Thornton) (34.4), Legacy (Broomfield) (24.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (-4.3), Poudre (Fort Collins) (-1.7), Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (11)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5 (23.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%