Horizon (Thornton, CO)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Maroon/Silver
Coach: Frank Ybarra
League: 5A Front Range
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Elijah Larry 6'0" 210 Senior DE 4.7
Nick Gustafson 6'4" 245 Senior OL 5.0
Wes Exum 6'3" 205 Senior LB 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Four 3-Year Starters On DL, WR, LB
Team Weaknesses: Two Question Marks On OL, Secondary Must Replace 3 Starters

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 19.7
2014 National Rank: #3520
2014 State Rank: #52
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 21.2
2015 National Rank: #3115
2015 State Rank: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 10.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4659
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.3
Dynasty Record: 50-71 (30-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 5th)
2014 Points For Average: 23.1
2014 Points Against Average: 26.4
2014 Differential: -3.3
2014 Wins: #2683 Chatfield (Littleton) (42-40), #3750 Prairie View (Henderson) (32-18), #5851 Poudre (Fort Collins) (20-14), #8514 Mountain Range (Westminster) (31-7)
2014 Losses: #124 Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch) (48-12), #794 Fairview (Boulder) (35-28), #1617 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (31-20), #2124 Legacy (Broomfield) (21-17), #4140 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (21-7), #4604 Monarch (Louisville) (29-22)
2014 Opponents W-L: 60-47
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Fairview (Boulder) (18-14)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Prairie View (Henderson), 9/10 at Chatfield (Littleton), 9/18 Fairview (Boulder), 9/25 at Legacy (Broomfield), 10/1 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins), 10/8 Mountain Range (Westminster), 10/15 Monarch (Louisville), 10/22 at Poudre (Fort Collins), 10/29 at Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Legacy (Broomfield) (35.9), Fairview (Boulder) (32.5), Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (29.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Range (Westminster) (-2.2), Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (8.5), Chatfield (Littleton) (14.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.5 (27.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2137
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%