Grand Junction (CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Robbie Owens League: 5A South Metro (moving from 4A/5A Southwest) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2013 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jack Parsons 6'1" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.57 Dante Stewart 6'2" 270 Sophomore DL/OL 5.15 James Antonucci 6'1" 190 Senior WR/LB 4.85 D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Theron Verna 6'2" 240 Senior DE [Northern Colorado] Austin Lewis 6'0" 200 Senior RB 4.60 [Drake] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Bigger On Lines, Great Off-Season Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Big Senior Class, Skill Position Inexperience RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 30.4 2013 National Rank: #1742 2013 State Rank: #19 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 26.6 2014 National Rank: #2038 2014 State Rank: #24 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 23.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1715 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.7 Dynasty Record: 78-42 (28-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 8-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st) 2013 Points For Average: 39.1 2013 Points Against Average: 26.3 2013 Differential: +12.8 2013 Wins: #1196 Montrose (36-33), #2187 Mountain Range (Westminster) (14-0), #3719 Prairie View (Henderson) (61-42), #4119 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (42-17), #4615 Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch) (49-13), #6271 Westminster (32-8), #6414 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (63-28), #11770 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (49-7) 2013 Losses: #454 Columbine (Littleton) (41-6), #665 Ralston Valley (Arvada) (66-45), #2817 Durango (34-33) 2013 Opponents W-L: 70-48 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A/5A Southwest), 2011 (4A/5A Southwest), 2010 (4A/5A Southwest), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Southwestern), 2005 (4A Southwestern), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Southwestern) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Montrose, 8/30 Fairview (Boulder), 9/5 Fruita Monument (Fruita), 9/13 Rangeview (Aurora), 9/19 at Heritage (Littleton), 9/26 Smoky Hill (Aurora), 10/10 at Arapahoe (Centennial), 10/18 at Hinkley [W. C.] (Aurora), 10/24 Gateway (Aurora) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Fairview (Boulder) (44.4), Montrose (36.7), Heritage (Littleton) (16.3) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Fruita Monument (Fruita) (-2.7), Hinkley [W. C.] (Aurora) (-1.9), Smoky Hill (Aurora) (1) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.3 (20.9 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3100 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |