Grand Junction (CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Mike Sirko League: 4A Jeffco (moving from 4A Longs Peak) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #26 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS J.T. Skalecki Senior OLB/DB Kade Christensen Senior CB/WR Donovan Andrus Senior DE/OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -9.3 2017 National Rank: #9078 2017 State Rank: #112 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -22.3 2018 National Rank: #8434 2018 State Rank: #100 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 20.8 Dynasty National Rank: #3251 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 43.1 Dynasty Record: 88-72 (35-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-8 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 13.6 2017 Points Against Average: 30.2 2017 Differential: -16.6 2017 Wins: #7062 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (21-0), #13157 Niwot (49-3) 2017 Losses: #2073 Loveland (49-0), #2613 Broomfield (40-7), #3226 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (30-7), #3333 Windsor (42-7), #4243 Montrose (35-7), #5354 Brighton (36-7), #5518 Skyline (Longmont) (47-24), #5796 Greeley West (Greeley) (20-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 68-41 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A/5A Southwest), 2011 (4A/5A Southwest), 2010 (4A/5A Southwest), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Southwestern), 2005 (4A Southwestern), 2003 (tied for 1st; 4A Southwestern) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/4/17 Niwot (49-3) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/25 Palmer [William J.] (Colorado Springs), 8/31 at Montrose, 9/7 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction), 9/13 Liberty (Colorado Springs), 9/21 at Fruita Monument (Fruita), 10/5 Golden, 10/12 at Dakota Ridge (Littleton), 10/20 at Bear Creek (Lakewood), 10/25 Chatfield (Littleton), 11/2 at Wheat Ridge Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Fruita Monument (Fruita) (6.7), Chatfield (Littleton) (0.2), Bear Creek (Lakewood) (-1.7) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Palmer [William J.] (Colorado Springs) (-46.3), Liberty (Colorado Springs) (-33.5), Wheat Ridge (-22.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.7 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6692 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%