Basalt (CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Longhorns Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Carl Frerichs League: 2A Western Slope Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Trevor Reuss 5'11" 190 Senior QB/LB Jake Reuss 5'11" 185 Senior OL/LB Tai Kim 5'10" 160 Senior ATH/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Coming Off Best Season In School History, Buy-In, Commitment Team Weaknesses: Eligibility/Injury Concerns RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 7.1 2017 National Rank: #5270 2017 State Rank: #50 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -6.9 2018 National Rank: #4858 2018 State Rank: #47 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -6.6 Dynasty National Rank: #11066 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.3 Dynasty Record: 66-75 (47-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 38.1 2017 Points Against Average: 16.3 2017 Differential: +21.8 2017 Wins: #7224 Salida (28-22), #8216 Delta (35-7), #8340 Aspen (48-22), #10011 Coal Ridge (New Castle) (54-14), #10943 Battle Mountain (Edwards) (41-33), #11588 Moffat County (Craig) (47-0), #12496 Grand Valley (Parachute) (44-0), #13817 Steamboat Springs (48-0), #14310 Roaring Fork (Carbondale) (60-6) 2017 Losses: #1382 Bayfield (41-0), #5053 Rifle (34-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 59-50 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 Olathe, 9/7 at Battle Mountain (Edwards), 9/14 Pagosa Springs, 9/21 at Paonia, 9/29 at Moffat County (Craig), 10/5 Coal Ridge (New Castle), 10/12 Delta, 10/19 at Rifle, 10/26 Aspen Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rifle (-9.9), Paonia (-20), Pagosa Springs (-21.8) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Moffat County (Craig) (-34.2), Olathe (-31.4), Aspen (-30.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.1 (-5 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #115 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10256 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 40%