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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Coach: Shawn Mitchell
League: 3A Southern
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 0
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Matt Call Senior LB/QB
Beau Beatte Senior DT/OL
Sterling Watkins Junior CB/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Knowledgeable/Athletic Defenders Return At LB/DT/CB
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Entire Offense, Lost K/P, 7 New Starters On Defense

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 36.2
2014 National Rank: #1166
2014 State Rank: #15
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 23.7
2015 National Rank: #2666
2015 State Rank: #40
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 3.6
Dynasty National Rank: #7003
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.1
Dynasty Record: 46-21 (22-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 42
2014 Points Against Average: 17.2
2014 Differential: +24.8
2014 Wins: #863 Pueblo East (Pueblo) (27-21), #3214 Holy Family (Broomfield) (44-28), #3781 Delta (47-7), #4176 Canon City (34-31), #4313 Rampart (Colorado Springs) (45-7), #4912 Silver Creek (Longmont) (48-14), #5664 Classical Academy (Colorado Springs) (34-14), #6646 Berthoud (41-0), #7123 Lewis-Palmer (Monument) (45-14), #10356 Harrison (Colorado Springs) (56-20), #11390 Woodland Park (48-7), #12343 Mitchell (Colorado Springs) (56-21)
2014 Losses: #863 Pueblo East (Pueblo) (39-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 79-65
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (3A South Central), 2012 (3A South Central), 2009 (3A Pioneer)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/3 Silver Creek (Longmont), 9/11 Holy Family (Broomfield), 9/18 at Classical Academy (Colorado Springs), 9/25 at Pueblo East (Pueblo), 10/3 at Rampart (Colorado Springs), 10/9 at Mitchell (Colorado Springs), 10/17 Woodland Park, 10/23 Harrison (Colorado Springs), 10/30 at Lewis-Palmer (Monument), 11/6 Canon City
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Pueblo East (Pueblo) (48.4), Holy Family (Broomfield) (29.8), Canon City (24.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Mitchell (Colorado Springs) (-33.4), Woodland Park (-7.4), Harrison (Colorado Springs) (-4.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3 (12.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #55
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4040
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%