Discovery Canyon (Colorado Springs, CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunder Coach: Shawn Mitchell League: 3A Central (moving from 3A Southern) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Zack Anderson 6'7" 225 Senior QB Griffin Anderson Senior K/P Gage Clawson Junior G STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 17 Returning Starters, Experience Team Weaknesses: Speed, Line Size RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 2.3 2017 National Rank: #6339 2017 State Rank: #70 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.1 2018 Starting Power Rating: -5.7 2018 National Rank: #4646 2018 State Rank: #45 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 8.6 Dynasty National Rank: #6768 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.3 Dynasty Record: 72-32 (36-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 27.8 2017 Points Against Average: 26.9 2017 Differential: +0.9 2017 Wins: #5354 Brighton (28-14), #5758 Pueblo East (Pueblo) (35-34), #8197 Lewis-Palmer (Monument) (32-20), #10858 Falcon (21-14), #11785 Woodland Park (48-0), #13784 Mitchell (Colorado Springs) (51-13) 2017 Losses: #1139 Palmer Ridge (Monument) (49-28), #3108 Palisade (27-7), #3226 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (49-14), #4264 Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs) (35-21), #5546 Canon City (41-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 71-51 Recent League Championships: 2016 (3A Southern), 2015 (3A Southern), 2014 (3A Southern), 2013 (3A South Central), 2012 (3A South Central), 2009 (3A Pioneer) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/25 Mountain View (Loveland), 8/31 Roosevelt (Johnstown), 9/8 at Pueblo South (Pueblo), 9/14 at Holy Family (Broomfield), 9/21 Pueblo East (Pueblo), 10/5 Littleton, 10/12 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Denver), 10/20 Lewis-Palmer (Monument), 10/26 at Lutheran (Parker), 11/2 at Palmer Ridge (Monument) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Palmer Ridge (Monument) (31.7), Pueblo South (Pueblo) (8.1), Roosevelt (Johnstown) (-2.8) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Littleton (-55.4), Mountain View (Loveland) (-30.3), Lutheran (Parker) (-29.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3 (6.5 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #52 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5844 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |