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GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Gene Hill
League: 5A Continental - South (moving from 5A Continental)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2013 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Rope Ruel 6'0" 185 Senior QB
JP Rubino 5'9" 190 Senior RB
Kyle Newsome 6'0" 200 Senior LB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jamin Smith 6'2" 260 Senior OL [New Mexico State]
Trey Smith 6'0" 190 Senior ATH [Colorado State]
Wyatt Bryan 5'11" 170 Senior K

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Returning Key Starters
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 32.7
2013 National Rank: #1464
2013 State Rank: #16
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 22.8
2014 National Rank: #2622
2014 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 25.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1327
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 77-47 (41-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 30.4
2013 Points Against Average: 28.6
2013 Differential: +1.8
2013 Wins: #311 Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) (23-10), #3020 Chaparral (Parker) (22-20), #3685 Legend (Parker) (64-34), #4056 Castle View (Castle Rock) (43-10), #4615 Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch) (10-7), #6414 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (47-19), #7563 Highlands Ranch (44-41)
2013 Losses: #202 Fairview (Boulder) (45-17), #358 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (56-27), #758 Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (31-16), #4119 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (42-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 70-49
Recent State Championships: 2005
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Continental), 2005 (5A National Football), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Continental National)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Arvada West (Arvada), 9/5 Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch), 9/11 at ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch), 9/19 Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch), 9/26 at Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain), 10/3 Castle View (Castle Rock), 10/10 Chaparral (Parker), 10/17 Legend (Parker), 10/23 at Doherty (Colorado Springs)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (46.1), Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain) (29.8), Doherty (Colorado Springs) (28.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch) (11.6), Legend (Parker) (15.1), Castle View (Castle Rock) (17.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.2 (27.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #18
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1274
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%