Grand Junction (CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Robbie Owens League: 4A/5A Southwest Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Austin Berk 6'5" 240 Senior DE/TE 4.90 [Colorado State] James Diamante 6'4" 285 Senior OL/DL 5.00 Kyler Rose 6'5" 275 Senior OL/DL 5.20 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Sean Rubalcaba 6'2" 175 Senior QB [Northern Colorado] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Big Up Front, Skill Players Team Weaknesses: Must Replace All-State QB, RB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 43 2011 National Rank: #517 2011 State Rank: #8 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2012 Starting Power Rating: 42.3 2012 National Rank: #461 2012 State Rank: #5 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 22.7 Dynasty National Rank: #1724 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.8 Dynasty Record: 64-35 (23-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 11-1 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 41.9 2011 Points Against Average: 14.8 2011 Differential: +27.1 2011 Wins: #755 Highlands Ranch (51-35), #1377 Chaparral (Parker) (35-21), #1521 Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain) (28-14), #2770 Montrose (49-21), #3548 Chatfield (Littleton) (51-17), #4224 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (42-14), #5784 Westminster (50-14), #6792 Durango (41-6), #7732 Overland (Aurora) (35-0), #8068 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (47-0), #9736 Standley Lake (Westminster) (50-0) 2011 Losses: #378 Lakewood (36-24) 2011 Opponents W-L: 67-63 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Southwestern), 2005 (4A Southwestern), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Southwestern) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 Prairie View (Henderson), 9/1 Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch), 9/7 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins), 9/14 at Ralston Valley (Arvada), 9/21 at Mountain Range (Westminster), 9/28 Fruita Monument (Fruita), 10/6 Durango, 10/19 at Montrose, 10/26 at Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ralston Valley (Arvada) (43.4), Montrose (29.2), Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch) (23.1) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Prairie View (Henderson) (-8.9), Durango (-3.9), Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (-3.5) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12 (21.2 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 36% |