Rifle (CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bears Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Damon Wells League: 3A Western Slope Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Connor Gould Senior Cam Shepherd Ramon Salvidrez Senior STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Consistency, Effort Team Weaknesses: School Has Mainly Single-Sport Athletes RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 3.7 2016 National Rank: #6535 2016 State Rank: #77 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 6.2 2017 National Rank: #5856 2017 State Rank: #70 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 17.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2983 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11 Dynasty Record: 114-48 (74-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 32.5 2016 Points Against Average: 26.4 2016 Differential: +6.1 2016 Wins: #5479 Conifer (32-20), #7399 Montrose (40-26), #8900 Eagle Valley (Gypsum) (27-6), #9233 Basalt (48-34), #9446 Glenwood Springs (27-21), #11432 Summit (Frisco) (37-20), #12169 Kennedy [John F.] (Denver) (54-26), #12686 Battle Mountain (Edwards) (52-6) 2016 Losses: #2152 Holy Family (Broomfield) (47-0), #2665 Palisade (49-14), #8511 Florence (35-26) 2016 Opponents W-L: 61-55 Recent State Championships: 2004 Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011, 2006 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Basalt, 9/1 at Montrose, 9/8 Florence, 9/22 at Kennedy [John F.] (Denver), 9/29 Conifer, 10/6 at Battle Mountain (Edwards), 10/13 Summit (Frisco), 10/20 at Eagle Valley (Gypsum), 10/27 at Glenwood Springs, 11/3 Palisade Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Palisade (16.3), Montrose (3.5), Conifer (-2.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Battle Mountain (Edwards) (-29), Kennedy [John F.] (Denver) (-22.3), Glenwood Springs (-16.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.6 (1.1 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #130 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10405 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5% |