Basalt (CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Longhorns Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Carl Frerichs League: 2A Western Slope Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Trevor Reuss 5'11" 180 Junior QB/LB Oswaldo Morales 6'0" 260 Senior OL/DL Thomas Wirth 5'6" 200 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Commitment, OL, Roster Size Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Very Strong Senior Class, Graduated Top QB/RB/WR RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -7.7 2016 National Rank: #9239 2016 State Rank: #122 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: -7.2 2017 National Rank: #9051 2017 State Rank: #120 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -8.7 Dynasty National Rank: #10826 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.5 Dynasty Record: 57-73 (42-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 34.2 2016 Points Against Average: 18.6 2016 Differential: +15.6 2016 Wins: #9553 Grand Valley (Parachute) (49-7), #11251 Moffat County (Craig) (20-8), #12686 Battle Mountain (Edwards) (20-8), #12757 Roaring Fork (Carbondale) (46-22), #13582 Coal Ridge (New Castle) (49-24), #13643 Aspen (48-0), #13941 Steamboat Springs (49-0) 2016 Losses: #4826 Delta (42-7), #6528 Rifle (48-34), #7168 D'Evelyn (Denver) (27-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 45-56 Recent League Championships: 2016 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Rifle, 9/8 Grand Valley (Parachute), 9/15 Delta, 9/22 Battle Mountain (Edwards), 9/30 at Steamboat Springs, 10/6 at Aspen, 10/13 Coal Ridge (New Castle), 10/20 at Moffat County (Craig), 10/27 Roaring Fork (Carbondale) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Delta (9.9), Rifle (6.2), Grand Valley (Parachute) (0) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Coal Ridge (New Castle) (-45.1), Steamboat Springs (-39.4), Roaring Fork (Carbondale) (-37.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.2 (-14.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.8 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #183 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12797 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%