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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%