Rocky Mountain (Meridian, ID)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Coach: Scott Criner
League: 5A Southern Idaho - A
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2014 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Roper 5'10" 190 Senior TB
Calin Criner 5'10" 185 Senior S
Christian Blaser 6'2" 180 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Defensive Returning Starters, Overall Team Speed/Size, OL Averages Over 260 Pounds
Team Weaknesses: K/P, New Deep Snapper, Depth At QB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 46.2
2014 National Rank: #459
2014 State Rank: #3
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2015 Starting Power Rating: 54.7
2015 National Rank: #171
2015 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 29
Dynasty National Rank: #941
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.7
Dynasty Record: 41-32 (28-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 41.7
2014 Points Against Average: 27.2
2014 Differential: +14.5
2014 Wins: #702 Mountain View (Meridian) (30-6), #859 Capital (Boise) (54-36), #1024 Coeur d'Alene (43-21), #2257 Timberline (Boise) (36-16), #5039 Borah (Boise) (48-20), #5180 Meridian (41-10), #5408 Nampa (40-17), #8688 Centennial (Boise) (70-27)
2014 Losses: #84 Highland (Pocatello) (42-25), #450 Lake City (Coeur d'Alene) (39-37), #872 Eagle (65-35)
2014 Opponents W-L: 72-43
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st; 5A Southern Idaho), 2010 (5A Southern Idaho - D1)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Meridian (27-0), 9/18/15 Eagle (32-23)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Lake City (Coeur d'Alene), 9/3 at Mountain View (Meridian), 9/11 at Meridian, 9/18 Eagle, 9/24 Centennial (Boise), 10/1 at Timberline (Boise), 10/8 at Borah (Boise), 10/16 Nampa, 10/23 Capital (Boise)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lake City (Coeur d'Alene) (36.9), Mountain View (Meridian) (34.3), Eagle (33.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Boise) (2.2), Nampa (8.4), Meridian (14.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.4 (33.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1553
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 82%