Trinidad (CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Miners Colors: Navy/White Coach: Randy Begano League: 2A Tri-Peaks Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Chris Deangelis 5'11" 180 Senior RB Brian Shaw 6'0" 240 Senior C Nick Paradiso 6'1" 185 Junior T STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Good Core Of Returning Starters, Young But Experienced Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Quality Defensive Players, QB Needs More Experience RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 13.2 2011 National Rank: #4755 2011 State Rank: #66 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 12.5 2012 National Rank: #4567 2012 State Rank: #69 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -0.5 Dynasty National Rank: #8379 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.2 Dynasty Record: 47-40 (32-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 8-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 29.5 2011 Points Against Average: 15.4 2011 Differential: +14.1 2011 Wins: #676 Florence (14-7), #4893 Lamar (34-20), #6686 St. Mary's (Colorado Springs) (33-3), #7163 La Junta (23-20), #8504 Centauri (La Jara) (39-14), #9959 Colorado Springs Christian (Colorado Springs) (33-6), #11476 Manitou Springs (42-13), #12713 Salida (48-0) 2011 Losses: #4304 Bennett (42-38), #4893 Lamar (30-7), #11011 Raton (NM) (14-13) 2011 Opponents W-L: 61-56 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 vs Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, NM), 9/7 Raton (NM), 9/14 Huerta Prep [Dolores] (Pueblo), 9/21 at La Junta, 9/28 Lamar, 10/5 at Alamosa, 10/12 at St. Mary's (Colorado Springs), 10/19 Manitou Springs, 10/26 Florence Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Florence (36.3), Lamar (8), St. Mary's (Colorado Springs) (5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Huerta Prep [Dolores] (Pueblo) (-16.3), Raton (NM) (-9.9), Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, NM) (-7.6) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4 (3.6 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%