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GENERAL
Nickname: Rebels
Colors: Navy/Silver
Coach: Andy Lowry
League: 5A Jeffco
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Lowry 5'10" 175 Senior QB 4.58
Mikey Griebel 5'9" 185 Junior RB/FS 4.6
J.T. Gentry 6'5" 270 Senior OL/DL 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 7 Returning Starters On Each Side Of Ball, Strong Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Depth At Certain Positions

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 35
2014 National Rank: #1292
2014 State Rank: #19
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 42.2
2015 National Rank: #636
2015 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 39.1
Dynasty National Rank: #243
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 118-29 (60-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 31.2
2014 Points Against Average: 28
2014 Differential: +3.2
2014 Wins: #1241 Bear Creek (Lakewood) (43-42), #2462 Mullen [J. K.] (Denver) (56-35), #2683 Chatfield (Littleton) (49-33), #3367 Rangeview (Aurora) (48-7), #4646 Arvada West (Arvada) (42-12)
2014 Losses: #125 Ralston Valley (Arvada) (38-14), #422 Pomona (Arvada) (47-28), #422 Pomona (Arvada) (21-14), #1180 Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain) (12-7), #1281 Lakewood (21-7), #1718 Melbourne Central Catholic (Melbourne, FL) (40-35)
2014 Opponents W-L: 79-43
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2006
Recent League Championships: 2013 (5A Super 6), 2011 (5A Super 6), 2007 (5A South Metro), 2006 (5A South Metro), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Jefferson County), 2004 (5A Jefferson County)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/28/15 Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain) (34-7), 9/3/15 Overland (Aurora) (28-0), 9/18/15 Bear Creek (Lakewood) (36-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain), 9/3 Overland (Aurora), 9/18 at Bear Creek (Lakewood), 9/24 Ralston Valley (Arvada), 10/2 at Mullen [J. K.] (Denver), 10/9 Arvada West (Arvada), 10/16 Pomona (Arvada), 10/23 at Chatfield (Littleton), 10/29 Lakewood
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Pomona (Arvada) (51.8), Ralston Valley (Arvada) (46.4), Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain) (36.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Arvada West (Arvada) (3.3), Chatfield (Littleton) (14.3), Bear Creek (Lakewood) (23.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.6 (34 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #617
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%