Horizon (Thornton, CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hawks Colors: Maroon/Silver Coach: Frank Ybarra League: 5A Mt. Elbert (moving from 5A Front Range) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2015 JV Record: 3-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Dylan Bowman 6'1" 255 Senior DL 5.3 Isaac Salazar 5'9" 160 Junior WR 4.5 Joey Orrino 6'3" 260 Senior OL 5.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: RB, CB, WR Team Weaknesses: LB/S/QB Questions RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 24.8 2015 National Rank: #2612 2015 State Rank: #38 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 21.3 2016 National Rank: #3049 2016 State Rank: #41 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 12 Dynasty National Rank: #4338 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.3 Dynasty Record: 58-74 (36-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 8-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2015 Points For Average: 20.1 2015 Points Against Average: 13.3 2015 Differential: +6.8 2015 Wins: #2769 Legacy (Broomfield) (22-21), #3423 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (14-7), #3936 Fairview (Boulder) (18-14), #4590 Poudre (Fort Collins) (20-13), #4673 Doherty (Colorado Springs) (28-20), #7644 Monarch (Louisville) (24-6), #8137 Prairie View (Henderson) (39-6), #10604 Mountain Range (Westminster) (23-0) 2015 Losses: #355 Pomona (Arvada) (35-14), #3982 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (14-12), #4844 Chatfield (Littleton) (10-7) 2015 Opponents W-L: 54-61 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; 5A Front Range), 2011 (5A Front Range) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/1 at Fairview (Boulder), 9/8 Overland (Aurora), 9/15 at Mountain Range (Westminster), 9/23 Legacy (Broomfield), 9/30 at Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins), 10/7 Prairie View (Henderson), 10/15 at Far Northeast Warriors (Denver), 10/21 at Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village), 10/28 Denver East (Denver), 11/4 at Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) (49.4), Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (21.4), Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (20) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Far Northeast Warriors (Denver) (-16.3), Prairie View (Henderson) (-9.8), Mountain Range (Westminster) (-5.6) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5 (17.4 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #74 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4901 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%