Columbine (Littleton, CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rebels Colors: Navy/Silver Coach: Andy Lowry League: 5A Mt. Cameron Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kevin Singer 6'6" 270 Senior OL 5.5 Kai Valentino 6'5" 300 OL 5.5 Teddy Mullin 6'0" 190 RB/WR 4.53 COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION Jackson Block 6'4" 220 Senior OLB Mikey Griebel 5'8.5" 165 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning 3 OL Team Weaknesses: DL RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 34.9 2016 National Rank: #1160 2016 State Rank: #11 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 32.3 2017 National Rank: #1372 2017 State Rank: #11 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 40 Dynasty National Rank: #240 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.7 Dynasty Record: 139-33 (71-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 9-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 32.9 2016 Points Against Average: 15.3 2016 Differential: +17.6 2016 Wins: #1732 Highlands Ranch (21-17), #2064 Chatfield (Littleton) (28-7), #2254 Fairview (Boulder) (36-15), #3778 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (41-0), #3866 Bear Creek (Lakewood) (38-14), #5479 Denver East (Denver) (35-22), #6890 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (43-6), #9148 Mountain Range (Westminster) (44-0), #9831 Northglenn (41-7) 2016 Losses: #349 Pomona (Arvada) (42-21), #738 Palm Bay (Melbourne, FL) (25-20), #891 Mullen [J. K.] (Denver) (28-27) 2016 Opponents W-L: 74-59 Recent State Championships: 2011, 2006 Recent League Championships: 2015 (5A Jeffco), 2013 (5A Super 6), 2011 (5A Super 6), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Big 8), 2007 (5A South Metro), 2006 (5A South Metro), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Jefferson County), 2004 (5A Jefferson County) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Ralston Valley (Arvada), 8/31 at Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins), 9/15 Bear Creek (Lakewood), 9/22 Chatfield (Littleton), 9/28 at Denver East (Denver), 10/6 Fairview (Boulder), 10/12 Mullen [J. K.] (Denver), 10/19 at Northglenn, 10/26 Mountain Range (Westminster), 11/2 at ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mullen [J. K.] (Denver) (42.6), Chatfield (Littleton) (33.5), Ralston Valley (Arvada) (27.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Northglenn (-7.1), Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (-4), Mountain Range (Westminster) (-1.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.4 (24.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3109 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4% |