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GENERAL
Nickname: Demons
Colors: Red/White
Coach: David Vogt
League: 4A Pikes Peak (moving from 4A/5A Southwest)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2013 JV Record: 1-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Justin Marcom 6'0.5" 185 Senior WR/FS 4.53
Jordan McNight 6'2" 215 Senior OL 4.86

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 23.1
2013 National Rank: #2817
2013 State Rank: #35
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 16.3
2014 National Rank: #3852
2014 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 8.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5294
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 52-60 (15-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 31.6
2013 Points Against Average: 14.6
2013 Differential: +17
2013 Wins: #1338 Farmington (NM) (21-2), #1742 Grand Junction (34-33), #5707 Piedra Vista (Farmington, NM) (35-3), #6414 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (17-10), #7463 Kirtland Central (Kirtland, NM) (42-7), #9359 Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez) (42-0), #10863 Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs) (54-14), #11770 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (46-14)
2013 Losses: #1196 Montrose (14-10), #2631 Denver South (Denver) (36-26), #3099 Palisade (28-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 72-51
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A/5A Southwest), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Southwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Beckman [Arnold O.] (Irvine, CA), 9/5 vs Aztec (NM), 9/12 vs Piedra Vista (Farmington, NM), 9/19 Farmington (NM), 9/26 Montrose, 10/3 Liberty (Colorado Springs), 10/10 at Palmer Ridge (Monument), 10/17 Pine Creek (Colorado Springs), 10/24 Air Academy (US Air Force Academy), 10/31 at Rampart (Colorado Springs)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Pine Creek (Colorado Springs) (49), Montrose (36.7), Farmington (NM) (27.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Air Academy (US Air Force Academy) (-21.7), Rampart (Colorado Springs) (-5.9), Liberty (Colorado Springs) (-1.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1 (12.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4484
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%