Hotchkiss (CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/White Coach: Zac Lemon League: 1A Western Slope Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jacobe Galley 6'1" 175 Senior RB/LB 4.70 Conner Beard 6'3" 225 Senior TE/DE 4.90 Zack Taylor 5'9" 230 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Great Athletes At Key Positions Team Weaknesses: Replacing Starters RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 13 2011 National Rank: #4787 2011 State Rank: #68 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2012 Starting Power Rating: 7.3 2012 National Rank: #5855 2012 State Rank: #84 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 7.2 Dynasty National Rank: #5761 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.3 Dynasty Record: 61-27 (37-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 11-1 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 45.2 2011 Points Against Average: 11.3 2011 Differential: +33.9 2011 Wins: #6694 Aspen (44-20), #8368 Cedaredge (26-3), #8549 Resurrection Christian (Loveland) (49-21), #9418 Roaring Fork (Carbondale) (35-6), #11601 Paonia (48-0), #11891 Hayden (66-13), #11915 Sargent (Monte Vista) (47-8), #11915 Sargent (Monte Vista) (46-12), #14014 Lake County (Leadville) (61-0), #14287 Meeker (47-0), #14308 Rangely (54-6) 2011 Losses: #3746 Wiggins (47-19) 2011 Opponents W-L: 55-63 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Olathe, 9/7 Buena Vista, 9/15 at Del Norte, 9/21 at Monte Vista, 9/28 Cedaredge, 10/5 at Lake County (Leadville), 10/12 Roaring Fork (Carbondale), 10/19 at Paonia, 10/26 Meeker Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Olathe (17.1), Cedaredge (8.8), Buena Vista (3.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Meeker (-41.9), Lake County (Leadville) (-40), Del Norte (-21.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.9 (-11.6 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.2 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.7 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%