Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch, CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Green/Gold/White Coach: Ric Cash League: 5A Continental Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #28 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 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: yes TOP PLAYERS Tanner Smith 5'10" 210 Senior RB 4.68 Rocco Palumbo 6'3" 195 Senior WR 4.54 Tyler Spond 6'2" 210 Senior ILB 4.88 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Ryan Rubley 6'4" 185 Senior QB 4.5 [Tulsa] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On Offense, Chemistry, Speed Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 20.4 2012 National Rank: #3292 2012 State Rank: #46 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 16.4 2013 National Rank: #3826 2013 State Rank: #52 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 25.5 Dynasty National Rank: #1797 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.7 Dynasty Record: 24-27 (16-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 4-6 2012 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2012 Points For Average: 23.6 2012 Points Against Average: 28.8 2012 Differential: -5.2 2012 Wins: #727 Chaparral (Parker) (38-34), #1830 Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (28-21), #6243 Highlands Ranch (40-17), #6673 Westminster (35-12) 2012 Losses: #298 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (52-14), #670 Pomona (Arvada) (42-21), #874 Arapahoe (Centennial) (23-17), #3034 Douglas County (Castle Rock) (42-16), #3262 Grand Junction (21-17), #5522 Bear Creek (Lakewood) (24-10) 2012 Opponents W-L: 63-46 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Southern), 2006 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/31 Grand Junction, 9/6 at Westminster, 9/12 at Bear Creek (Lakewood), 9/19 Arapahoe (Centennial), 9/26 Douglas County (Castle Rock), 10/4 at Chaparral (Parker), 10/11 at Highlands Ranch, 10/18 Regis Jesuit (Aurora), 10/25 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (51.4), Chaparral (Parker) (37.5), Arapahoe (Centennial) (30.9) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Bear Creek (Lakewood) (8.8), Westminster (10.9), Highlands Ranch (13.2) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.9 (27.9 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.1 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1003 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2013 Projected League Finish: 5th 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |