Rocky Mountain (Meridian, ID)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Coach: Scott Criner
League: 5A Southern Idaho
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Carlson 6'4" 280 T 5.30
Connor Vrba 6'2.5" 285 G 5.00
Tristen Strickland 6'0" 185 FS 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kahlil Oliver 6'1" 195 Senior DB 4.7 [Oregon]
Kekoa Nawahine 6'1" 195 Senior DB [Boise State]
Jake Knight 6'4" 215 Senior TE 4.60 [Oregon State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Team Speed, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 39.7
2013 National Rank: #802
2013 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 33
2014 National Rank: #1212
2014 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 26.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1257
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.1
Dynasty Record: 33-29 (23-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 45.6
2013 Points Against Average: 23.7
2013 Differential: +21.9
2013 Wins: #1623 Mountain View (Meridian) (45-37), #1640 Eagle (36-21), #1640 Eagle (37-27), #1638 Lake City (Coeur d'Alene) (63-41), #4593 Timberline (Boise) (52-23), #5069 Centennial (Boise) (61-14), #6008 Meridian (52-0), #6079 Borah (Boise) (57-30), #6091 Vallivue (Caldwell) (52-8), #7768 Boise (60-17)
2013 Losses: #330 Highland (Pocatello) (24-6), #728 Capital (Boise) (42-26)
2013 Opponents W-L: 64-56
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2010 (5A Southern Idaho - D1)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Mountain View (Meridian) (30-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Lake City (Coeur d'Alene), 9/5 Mountain View (Meridian), 9/12 Meridian, 9/19 at Eagle, 9/26 Timberline (Boise), 10/2 at Nampa, 10/10 Borah (Boise), 10/17 at Centennial (Boise), 10/25 at Capital (Boise)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Capital (Boise) (49.3), Eagle (38.8), Mountain View (Meridian) (31.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Borah (Boise) (-1.6), Nampa (2.6), Meridian (6.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.8 (25.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1798
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%