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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Colors: Green/Gold/White
Coach: Ric Cash
League: 5A Continental - North (moving from 5A Continental)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nick McKelvey 6'3" 240 Senior DE/TE 4.89
Brock Rubley 6'3" 180 Senior QB 4.59
Preston Troxel 6'2" 245 Senior DT/OL 4.95

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Physically Undersized OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 14.2
2013 National Rank: #4615
2013 State Rank: #70
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 18.4
2014 National Rank: #3423
2014 State Rank: #45
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 21.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2041
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 60-54 (45-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 11
2013 Points Against Average: 28.5
2013 Differential: -17.5
2013 Wins: #4739 Bear Creek (Lakewood) (16-14), #6271 Westminster (35-20), #7563 Highlands Ranch (23-15)
2013 Losses: #202 Fairview (Boulder) (42-7), #358 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (49-3), #758 Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (56-0), #1464 Douglas County (Castle Rock) (10-7), #1742 Grand Junction (49-13), #2518 Arapahoe (Centennial) (7-6), #3020 Chaparral (Parker) (23-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 67-42
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Southern), 2006 (tied for 1st; 5A Continental)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/28/14 Mountain Range (Westminster) (21-6), 9/5/14 Brighton (13-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 Mountain Range (Westminster), 9/5 Brighton, 9/13 Chaparral (Parker), 9/19 at Douglas County (Castle Rock), 9/26 at ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch), 10/3 at Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch), 10/9 Fruita Monument (Fruita), 10/17 at Regis Jesuit (Aurora), 10/24 Highlands Ranch
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (46.1), Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (39.7), Douglas County (Castle Rock) (24.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Fruita Monument (Fruita) (-2.7), Brighton (-1.9), Highlands Ranch (-0.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.7 (30.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2557
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%