| Lyons (CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Royal Blue/White/Black Coach: Jason Yantzer League: 1A Northern Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #33 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 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 Jake Laurienti 5'11" 165 Senior RB/MLB 4.88 Gabe Paznokas 5'11" 185 Senior OL/OLB 4.95 Joe McCain 6'0" 155 Senior QB/DB 5.06 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Hard-Working, Many Skill Position Returners Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -39.8 2016 National Rank: #13807 2016 State Rank: #197 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: -34.3 2017 National Rank: #13252 2017 State Rank: #190 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 0.9 Dynasty National Rank: #7906 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 35.2 Dynasty Record: 95-46 (56-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 19.1 2016 Points Against Average: 28.3 2016 Differential: -9.2 2016 Wins: #14255 Byers (55-22), #14426 Estes Park (16-8), #14521 Huerta Prep [Dolores] (Pueblo) (38-0) 2016 Losses: #1609 Strasburg (57-14), #8769 Highland (Ault) (48-14), #11432 Wiggins (54-13), #12414 Front Range Christian (Littleton) (27-7), #13103 Yuma (25-7), #13324 Cornerstone Christian Academy (Westminster) (14-8) 2016 Opponents W-L: 33-52 Recent League Championships: 2011 (1A Metro - North), 2010 (1A Metro - North), 2009 (1A Metro North), 2008 (1A Metro North), 2005 (tied for 1st; 1A North Central) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Huerta Prep [Dolores] (Pueblo), 9/9 at Front Range Christian (Littleton), 9/15 at Wiggins, 9/22 at Yuma, 9/29 Cornerstone Christian Academy (Westminster), 10/6 at Estes Park, 10/13 Highland (Ault), 10/21 at Byers, 10/27 Strasburg Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Strasburg (23.5), Highland (Ault) (-8), Wiggins (-18.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Huerta Prep [Dolores] (Pueblo) (-66.1), Estes Park (-50.4), Byers (-48.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #208 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13656 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |