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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Troy Diffendaffer
League: 3A Northern
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2014 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cody Braesch 6'4" 185 QB/FS
Jackson Hall 6'0" 165 WR/CB
Chad Ellis 6'0" 190 WR/SS

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returning Starters, Have Good Deal Of Varsity Experience
Team Weaknesses: Roster Size, Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 5.2
2014 National Rank: #6646
2014 State Rank: #98
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2015 Starting Power Rating: 16.7
2015 National Rank: #4002
2015 State Rank: #59
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 7.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5772
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.3
Dynasty Record: 73-57 (50-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2014 Points For Average: 25.4
2014 Points Against Average: 16.2
2014 Differential: +9.2
2014 Wins: #8700 Mead (Longmont) (28-21), #8747 Erie (17-7), #8804 Valley (Gilcrest) (41-0), #11112 Frederick (14-0), #13183 Niwot (42-6), #13633 Fort Lupton (42-0), #13834 Arvada (54-0)
2014 Losses: #1166 Discovery Canyon (Colorado Springs) (41-0), #2694 Roosevelt (Johnstown) (28-14), #3214 Holy Family (Broomfield) (43-7), #5930 Northridge (Greeley) (32-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 51-65
Recent State Championships: 2007
Recent League Championships: 2006 (3A Tri-Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Valley (Gilcrest) (29-0), 9/12/15 Arvada (53-7), 9/18/15 Fort Lupton (24-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 Valley (Gilcrest), 9/12 at Arvada, 9/18 Fort Lupton, 9/25 at Niwot, 10/2 Erie, 10/9 at Holy Family (Broomfield), 10/16 Mead (Longmont), 10/23 at Frederick, 10/30 at Northridge (Greeley), 11/6 Roosevelt (Johnstown)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Holy Family (Broomfield) (29.8), Roosevelt (Johnstown) (25.3), Mead (Longmont) (5.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Lupton (-37.4), Arvada (-29.5), Niwot (-24.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.3 (0.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #144
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9813
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%