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GENERAL
Nickname: Rebels
Colors: Navy/Silver
Coach: Andy Lowry
League: 5A Metro West (moving from 5A Mt. Cameron)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Logan DeArment 5'9" 175 Senior QB/DB 4.55
Corbin Curry 6'2" 230 Senior MLB 4.68
Andrew Gentry 6'8" 310 Junior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Some Very Good Players
Team Weaknesses: Depth At Certain Positions

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 33.7
2017 National Rank: #1157
2017 State Rank: #7
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2018 Starting Power Rating: 22.2
2018 National Rank: #885
2018 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 44.4
Dynasty National Rank: #301
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.2
Dynasty Record: 150-35 (76-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 11-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 37.6
2017 Points Against Average: 15.2
2017 Differential: +22.4
2017 Wins: #1691 Fairview (Boulder) (35-14), #1764 Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (28-18), #3050 Ralston Valley (Arvada) (21-7), #3074 Mullen [J. K.] (Denver) (41-24), #3892 Highlands Ranch (45-14), #4392 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (41-6), #5833 Bear Creek (Lakewood) (50-0), #6387 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (38-13), #7269 Mountain Range (Westminster) (50-0), #7865 Northglenn (47-7), #9578 Denver East (Denver) (48-28)
2017 Losses: #824 Eaglecrest (Centennial) (32-31), #2226 Chatfield (Littleton) (35-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 83-61
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2006
Recent League Championships: 2017 (5A Mt. Cameron), 2015 (5A Jeffco), 2013 (5A Super 6), 2011 (5A Super 6), 2008 (tied for 1st; 5A Big 8), 2007 (5A South Metro), 2006 (5A South Metro), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Jefferson County), 2004 (5A Jefferson County)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/23 Denver East (Denver), 8/30 vs University (Orange City, FL), 9/7 at Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain), 9/14 at Highlands Ranch, 9/21 Olathe North (Olathe, KS), 9/28 Mullen [J. K.] (Denver), 10/5 at Lakewood, 10/11 at Ralston Valley (Arvada), 10/19 Pomona (Arvada), 10/25 Arvada West (Arvada)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pomona (Arvada) (21.9), Olathe North (Olathe, KS) (9.3), Mullen [J. K.] (Denver) (9.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Denver East (Denver) (-27.7), Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain) (-10.2), Lakewood (-4.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8 (20.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2165
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 34%