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GENERAL
Nickname: Buffaloes
Colors: Forest Green/Scarlet
Coach: Justin Hoffman
League: 5A South Metro (moving from 5A Centennial)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 1-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jarrell Ganaway 6'2" 180 Senior 4.82
Carlos Zerna 5'10" 205 Senior 5.05
Dominique Carrasco 6'2" 175 Senior 4.51

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 4.5
2013 National Rank: #6836
2013 State Rank: #97
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2014 Starting Power Rating: 0
2014 National Rank: #7643
2014 State Rank: #106
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 4.2
Dynasty National Rank: #6780
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 28-81 (11-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 2-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 24
2013 Points Against Average: 41.1
2013 Differential: -17.1
2013 Wins: #7563 Highlands Ranch (28-21), #11564 Aurora Central (Aurora) (34-26)
2013 Losses: #296 Cherokee Trail (Aurora) (49-0), #311 Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) (48-14), #809 Grandview (Aurora) (56-6), #1575 Overland (Aurora) (39-22), #3302 Eaglecrest (Centennial) (53-28), #3685 Legend (Parker) (44-40), #3938 Standley Lake (Westminster) (47-43), #5374 Gateway (Aurora) (28-25)
2013 Opponents W-L: 62-48
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/23 Overland (Aurora), 8/28 at Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch), 9/6 Arvada West (Arvada), 9/11 Heritage (Littleton), 9/19 at Gateway (Aurora), 9/26 at Grand Junction, 10/2 at Rangeview (Aurora), 10/10 Hinkley [W. C.] (Aurora), 10/25 Arapahoe (Centennial)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Overland (Aurora) (30.6), Grand Junction (27.9), Arvada West (Arvada) (19.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hinkley [W. C.] (Aurora) (-1.9), Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch) (11.6), Gateway (Aurora) (11.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.3 (22.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2781
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%