Discovery Canyon (Colorado Springs, CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunder Coach: Shawn Mitchell League: 3A Southern Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 1 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2016 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Caleb Grotelueschen 6'0" 175 Senior OLB/HB Trevor Ivy 5'9" 175 Senior HB/ILB Mitchell Draper 6'0" 170 Senior FS/HB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Seniors Contributed Last Season As Juniors Team Weaknesses: Lost 23 Seniors, Many Positions To Fill/Unanswered Questions Heading Into Season RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 35.1 2016 National Rank: #1147 2016 State Rank: #10 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 23.6 2017 National Rank: #2487 2017 State Rank: #28 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.3 Dynasty National Rank: #4849 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.3 Dynasty Record: 66-27 (32-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 13-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 38.1 2016 Points Against Average: 16 2016 Differential: +22.1 2016 Wins: #648 Pueblo East (Pueblo) (41-26), #1474 Silver Creek (Longmont) (17-7), #1809 Fort Morgan (33-26), #1908 Lewis-Palmer (Monument) (26-20), #4213 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (34-14), #4802 Palmer Ridge (Monument) (55-6), #5459 Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs) (41-14), #7602 Canon City (35-34), #7602 Falcon (58-14), #8058 Skyview (Thornton) (48-0), #9513 Brighton (42-14), #11189 Mitchell (Colorado Springs) (49-14), #11283 Woodland Park (48-0) 2016 Losses: #648 Pueblo East (Pueblo) (35-6) 2016 Opponents W-L: 99-61 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 (3A South Central), 2012 (3A South Central), 2009 (3A Pioneer) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/2 at Fruita Monument (Fruita), 9/8 Brighton, 9/14 at Pueblo East (Pueblo), 9/21 Palmer Ridge (Monument), 9/29 at Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs), 10/6 Woodland Park, 10/13 at Lewis-Palmer (Monument), 10/20 Canon City, 10/27 at Mitchell (Colorado Springs), 11/4 Falcon Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pueblo East (Pueblo) (46), Palmer Ridge (Monument) (21.9), Lewis-Palmer (Monument) (18.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mitchell (Colorado Springs) (-27.7), Woodland Park (-12.7), Canon City (-5.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6 (16.5 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5449 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |