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GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Jeff Ketron
League: 5A Continental
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Trey Smith 6'0" 175 RB [Colorado State]
Jamin Smith 6'3" 265 OL [New Mexico State]
Tyler Ketron 5'10" 170 ATH

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Blake Nowland 6'5" 280 Senior OL [Colorado State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offense, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 21.8
2012 National Rank: #3034
2012 State Rank: #40
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 21.7
2013 National Rank: #2781
2013 State Rank: #33
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 20.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2706
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.7
Dynasty Record: 23-29 (10-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 5-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2012 Points For Average: 20.1
2012 Points Against Average: 23.7
2012 Differential: -3.6
2012 Wins: #3292 Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch) (42-16), #4460 Castle View (Castle Rock) (20-13), #5169 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (20-14), #6243 Highlands Ranch (38-14), #8821 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (17-14)
2012 Losses: #298 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (63-40), #727 Chaparral (Parker) (35-7), #1038 Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) (28-14), #1232 Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain) (26-3), #1830 Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (14-0)
2012 Opponents W-L: 55-52
Recent State Championships: 2005
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 (5A National Football), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Continental National)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/29 Fruita Monument (Fruita), 9/6 at Castle View (Castle Rock), 9/12 at Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village), 9/20 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins), 9/26 at Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch), 10/4 Regis Jesuit (Aurora), 10/11 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch), 10/17 Highlands Ranch, 10/24 at Chaparral (Parker)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (51.4), Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) (41.6), Chaparral (Parker) (37.5)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (-11.8), Highlands Ranch (13.2), Fruita Monument (Fruita) (15.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.2 (25.2 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1222
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%