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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Kurt Krantz
League: 4A Pikes Peak (moving from 4A Plains)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Matt Norwood 5'11" 180 Junior HB/OLB 4.55
Tyler Woodard 6'4" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.3
Ben Capra 5'9" 150 Senior OLB/RB 4.81

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Systems In Place
Team Weaknesses: Have To Fill A Few Key Positions

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -11
2015 National Rank: #10341
2015 State Rank: #149
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2016 Starting Power Rating: -4.5
2016 National Rank: #8879
2016 State Rank: #131
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 0
Dynasty National Rank: #8209
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 59-74 (33-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 3-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 10.2
2015 Points Against Average: 29.5
2015 Differential: -19.3
2015 Wins: #10509 Golden (21-0), #11842 Green Mountain (Lakewood) (30-16), #13063 Lincoln [Abraham] (Denver) (14-6)
2015 Losses: #2136 Wheat Ridge (35-6), #2197 Classical Academy (Colorado Springs) (34-6), #2305 Dakota Ridge (Littleton) (63-13), #3772 Ponderosa (Parker) (45-0), #6194 Standley Lake (Westminster) (41-6), #7623 Greeley Central (Greeley) (20-6), #8926 Kennedy [John F.] (Denver) (35-0)
2015 Opponents W-L: 52-54
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; 4A Plains)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/1 at Gateway (Aurora), 9/8 at Golden, 9/17 at Kennedy [John F.] (Denver), 9/23 Adams City (Commerce City), 10/1 Washington [George] (Denver), 10/7 Rampart (Colorado Springs), 10/13 at Palmer [William J.] (Colorado Springs), 10/21 Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs), 10/28 at Montrose, 11/4 at Coronado (Colorado Springs)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs) (23.8), Montrose (20.5), Washington [George] (Denver) (10.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Golden (-14.4), Kennedy [John F.] (Denver) (-9.8), Coronado (Colorado Springs) (-8.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #112
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7300
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%