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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Brian Green
League: 4A Foothills (moving from 4A Pikes Peak)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Josiah Hall 6'2" 205 Senior WR/OLB 4.70
Ty Murphy 6'2" 175 Junior QB/FS 4.70
Austin Worbington Senior SB/FS 4.55

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Kalen Ballage 6'2" 215 Senior ATH 4.39 [Arizona State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Overall Size

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 24.7
2013 National Rank: #2559
2013 State Rank: #30
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 21.4
2014 National Rank: #2855
2014 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 8.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5406
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.3
Dynasty Record: 72-47 [70-49 on the field] (36-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 36.5
2013 Points Against Average: 15.8
2013 Differential: +20.7
2013 Wins: #1806 Pueblo South (Pueblo) (17-7), #4205 Ponderosa (Parker) (24-14), #4260 Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs) (29-28), #4932 Sand Creek (Colorado Springs) (31-7), #7523 Rampart (Colorado Springs) (58-32), #9348 Liberty (Colorado Springs) (44-3), #10062 Widefield (Colorado Springs) (38-0), #11988 Air Academy (US Air Force Academy) (52-12), #12475 Washington [George] (Denver) (54-0)
2013 Losses: #445 Pine Creek (Colorado Springs) (29-13), #2910 Dakota Ridge (Littleton) (42-41)
2013 Opponents W-L: 56-64
Recent League Championships: 2007 (3A South Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Pine Creek (Colorado Springs), 9/4 at Longmont, 9/12 Pueblo West, 9/19 at Pueblo South (Pueblo), 9/26 Ponderosa (Parker), 10/3 at Sand Creek (Colorado Springs), 10/10 Widefield (Colorado Springs), 10/17 Montrose, 10/24 at Mesa Ridge (Colorado Springs), 10/31 Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Pine Creek (Colorado Springs) (49), Montrose (36.7), Pueblo South (Pueblo) (29.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Widefield (Colorado Springs) (-9.2), Mesa Ridge (Colorado Springs) (-4.9), Ponderosa (Parker) (11.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2 (9.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +16.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2263
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%