Silver Creek (Longmont, CO)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Raptors
Colors: Maroon/Silver/Black
Coach: Mike Apodaca
League: 3A Northern
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Trevor Riters 6'2" 190 Senior LB 4.8
T.J. Blazon 5'9" 170 Senior WR 4.55
Andreik Knechtel 5'11" 190 Senior RB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Coming Off Good Season, Skill Positions, DL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 31.6
2016 National Rank: #1477
2016 State Rank: #12
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 27.1
2017 National Rank: #1973
2017 State Rank: #22
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3526
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12
Dynasty Record: 94-64 (50-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 12-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 32.2
2016 Points Against Average: 14.5
2016 Differential: +17.7
2016 Wins: #1809 Fort Morgan (28-14), #1908 Lewis-Palmer (Monument) (28-27), #2816 Longmont (10-3), #3778 Durango (27-19), #4107 Erie (38-22), #5008 Roosevelt (Johnstown) (20-10), #5636 Mountain View (Loveland) (40-14), #6934 Northridge (Greeley) (54-28), #7897 Centaurus (Lafayette) (34-7), #8386 Thompson Valley (Loveland) (49-14), #10759 Somerset Academy Silver Palms (Miami, FL) (42-7), #10996 Frederick (41-7)
2016 Losses: #1146 Discovery Canyon (Colorado Springs) (17-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 76-64
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/31 Dakota Ridge (Littleton), 9/7 at Mountain View (Loveland), 9/15 Frederick, 9/22 Roosevelt (Johnstown), 9/29 at Erie, 10/5 Northridge (Greeley), 10/13 at Fort Morgan, 10/20 Centaurus (Lafayette), 10/27 at Longmont, 11/2 Thompson Valley (Loveland)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Morgan (30), Longmont (29.3), Mountain View (Loveland) (15.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Centaurus (Lafayette) (-10.5), Frederick (-9.2), Thompson Valley (Loveland) (4.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3 (15.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4288
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%