Horizon (Thornton, CO)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Maroon/Silver
Coach: Frank Ybarra
League: 5A Front Range
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

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

TOP PLAYERS
Dominick Castiglione 5'8.5" 170 Senior CB/RB 4.60
Jacob Dinkel 6'0.5" 180 Senior WR/PR 4.57
Ayden Karraker 5'9" 165 Senior QB/RB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL, WR, DB
Team Weaknesses: LB, Secondary, OL/RBs Need To Be More Consistent

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 12.2
2013 National Rank: #5028
2013 State Rank: #77
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 14.4
2014 National Rank: #4255
2014 State Rank: #61
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 10.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4814
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 46-65 (28-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2013 Points For Average: 19.1
2013 Points Against Average: 20.1
2013 Differential: -1
2013 Wins: #5530 Poudre (Fort Collins) (34-13), #9960 Northglenn (52-0), #10618 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (36-7)
2013 Losses: #454 Columbine (Littleton) (42-14), #758 Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (26-7), #809 Grandview (Aurora) (37-7), #2187 Mountain Range (Westminster) (9-6), #3020 Chaparral (Parker) (42-21), #4119 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (16-7), #4242 Fort Collins (9-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 55-51
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Prairie View (Henderson) (32-18), 9/4/14 Chatfield (Littleton) (42-40)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Prairie View (Henderson), 9/4 Chatfield (Littleton), 9/12 at Fairview (Boulder), 9/19 Legacy (Broomfield), 9/26 at Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins), 10/3 at Mountain Range (Westminster), 10/9 at Monarch (Louisville), 10/17 Poudre (Fort Collins), 10/24 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Fairview (Boulder) (44.4), Chatfield (Littleton) (40), Monarch (Louisville) (37.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (-3.5), Poudre (Fort Collins) (2.5), Mountain Range (Westminster) (15.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2 (19.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1452
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%