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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Black/Silver/Blue
Coach: Mark Robinson
League: 5A Continental - North (moving from 5A Continental)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #43

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kellen Harlow 6'2" 200 Senior OL/DE 4.80
Kobe Eller 5'9" 145 Sophomore RB 4.69
Alec Keys 6'2" 275 Senior C 6.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Junior Class
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 1.4
2013 National Rank: #7563
2013 State Rank: #110
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -0.1
2014 National Rank: #7951
2014 State Rank: #111
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 17.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2815
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.7
Dynasty Record: 58-56 (40-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 2-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 20.5
2013 Points Against Average: 28.9
2013 Differential: -8.4
2013 Wins: #4205 Ponderosa (Parker) (21-7), #10618 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (38-29)
2013 Losses: #358 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (42-14), #758 Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (56-0), #1464 Douglas County (Castle Rock) (44-41), #3020 Chaparral (Parker) (18-17), #4615 Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch) (23-15), #6414 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (18-17), #6836 Smoky Hill (Aurora) (28-21), #7052 Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch) (24-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 50-55
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; 5A Continental), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Southern)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Centennial (Pueblo), 9/5 at Eaglecrest (Centennial), 9/12 Doherty (Colorado Springs), 9/19 at Legend (Parker), 9/27 Fruita Monument (Fruita), 10/3 at Regis Jesuit (Aurora), 10/10 at Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch), 10/17 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch), 10/24 at Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (46.1), Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (39.7), Doherty (Colorado Springs) (28.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Fruita Monument (Fruita) (-2.7), Centennial (Pueblo) (9.7), Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch) (11.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2 (17.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1653
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%