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GENERAL
Nickname: Scorpions
Colors: Cardinal/Navy/Silver
Coach: David Ramirez
League: 4A Foothills
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Sio Saipaia 6'2" 275 OL/DL
Brandon Galvan 6'3" 180 Senior WR/DB
Damon Murdock 6'3" 210 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Increased Experience, Hungry
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -20.5
2016 National Rank: #11664
2016 State Rank: #166
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -14
2017 National Rank: #10427
2017 State Rank: #141
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -4.3
Dynasty National Rank: #9532
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 35-105 (22-70 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-9
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 10.6
2016 Points Against Average: 33.2
2016 Differential: -22.6
2016 Wins: #11133 Air Academy (US Air Force Academy) (14-8)
2016 Losses: #2741 Ponderosa (Parker) (45-0), #4543 Pueblo South (Pueblo) (42-7), #4802 Palmer Ridge (Monument) (28-12), #5459 Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs) (49-0), #6025 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (41-12), #8710 Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs) (29-10), #9891 Liberty (Colorado Springs) (38-17), #10029 Coronado (Colorado Springs) (24-21), #10849 Centennial (Pueblo) (28-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 53-53
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Palmer Ridge (Monument), 9/8 Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs), 9/15 at Coronado (Colorado Springs), 9/22 Centennial (Pueblo), 9/29 at Air Academy (US Air Force Academy), 10/6 at Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs), 10/13 Ponderosa (Parker), 10/20 Liberty (Colorado Springs), 10/27 at Pueblo South (Pueblo), 11/3 at Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ponderosa (Parker) (29.9), Palmer Ridge (Monument) (21.9), Pueblo South (Pueblo) (18.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Pueblo) (-16.5), Air Academy (US Air Force Academy) (-12.1), Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs) (-11.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #79
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6779
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%