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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Brett Mertens
League: 4A Pikes Peak
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 1-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cade Atwood 5'10" 190 Senior FB/LB
Caleb Egbert 6'2" 185 Senior QB/DB
Corey Gallegos 5'11" 240 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 0
2016 National Rank: #7414
2016 State Rank: #90
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 3.5
2017 National Rank: #6473
2017 State Rank: #85
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 19.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2464
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.1
Dynasty Record: 100-56 (37-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 28.1
2016 Points Against Average: 24.1
2016 Differential: +4
2016 Wins: #4213 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (33-27), #8135 Grand Junction (28-14), #10029 Coronado (Colorado Springs) (30-22), #11415 Palmer [William J.] (Colorado Springs) (62-14), #13910 Littleton (39-0)
2016 Losses: #2665 Palisade (15-13), #5287 Rampart (Colorado Springs) (34-16), #5459 Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs) (35-21), #6025 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (40-13), #6528 Rifle (40-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 51-57
Recent League Championships: 2014 (4A Foothills), 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A/5A Southwest), 2012 (4A/5A Southwest), 2009 (4A/5A Southwest), 2008 (4A/5A Southwest), 2007 (4A Southwestern), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Southwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/22/16 Coronado (Colorado Springs) (30-22), 10/28/16 Littleton (39-0), 11/4/16 Palmer [William J.] (Colorado Springs) (62-14)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Fruita Monument (Fruita), 9/1 Rifle, 9/8 at Palisade, 9/14 at Grand Junction, 9/29 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction), 10/6 Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs), 10/13 at Rampart (Colorado Springs), 10/20 Coronado (Colorado Springs), 10/27 at Littleton, 11/4 at Palmer [William J.] (Colorado Springs)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Palisade (16.3), Rampart (Colorado Springs) (15.2), Fruita Monument (Fruita) (12.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Littleton (-35.1), Palmer [William J.] (Colorado Springs) (-27.1), Grand Junction (-10.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #99
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8202
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%