Grand Valley (Parachute, CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/White/Black Coach: Tim Lenard League: 1A Western Slope Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #18 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Taylor Clark 6'2" 225 Senior TE/DE 4.8 Jon Pena 5'6" 155 Senior TB/DB 4.8 Justin Andrews 6'1" 220 Senior T/DE 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense, Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -29.3 2017 National Rank: #12496 2017 State Rank: #168 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -39.3 2018 National Rank: #11632 2018 State Rank: #154 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -6.9 Dynasty National Rank: #11152 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.4 Dynasty Record: 66-76 (45-50 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2017 Points For Average: 17.4 2017 Points Against Average: 23.8 2017 Differential: -6.4 2017 Wins: #13509 Vail Christian (Edwards) (49-14), #14310 Roaring Fork (Carbondale) (41-0) 2017 Losses: #5270 Basalt (44-0), #5757 Meeker (34-7), #7616 Paonia (21-2), #8340 Aspen (30-26), #11061 Hotchkiss (15-12), #11321 Olathe (47-14), #11837 Cedaredge (9-6) 2017 Opponents W-L: 50-37 Recent League Championships: 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/30 at Kent Denver (Englewood), 9/6 Rifle, 9/14 at Lake County (Leadville), 9/21 Aspen, 9/28 at Meeker, 10/5 at Hotchkiss, 10/12 Cedaredge, 10/19 at Paonia, 10/26 Olathe Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rifle (-9.9), Kent Denver (Englewood) (-10.8), Meeker (-11.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lake County (Leadville) (-64.7), Hotchkiss (-44.7), Cedaredge (-40.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #137 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11138 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%