Horizon (Thornton, CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hawks Colors: Maroon/Silver Coach: Frank Ybarra League: 5A Front Range (moving from 5A Mt. Elbert) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jaden Martinez 5'9" 210 Senior DL 4.8 Matt Francis 6'1" 185 Senior QB 4.9 Dadrian Paris 6'2" 185 Senior WR 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: RB, QB, DL Team Weaknesses: Secondary Inexperience, OL, Young Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 11.1 2017 National Rank: #4452 2017 State Rank: #42 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -5.9 2018 National Rank: #4681 2018 State Rank: #46 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 16.9 Dynasty National Rank: #4287 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.8 Dynasty Record: 70-82 (42-50 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 29.8 2017 Points Against Average: 16.2 2017 Differential: +13.6 2017 Wins: #6312 Overland (Aurora) (40-0), #6387 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (29-9), #7269 Mountain Range (Westminster) (35-0), #9578 Denver East (Denver) (39-14), #9729 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (49-14), #10639 Prairie View (Henderson) (43-7) 2017 Losses: #1691 Fairview (Boulder) (38-14), #1943 Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) (42-21), #4874 Legacy (Broomfield) (16-7), #8167 Far Northeast Warriors (Denver) (22-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 48-56 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2011 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 2 Streak List: 10/28/17 Denver East (Denver) (39-14), 11/2/17 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (49-14) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/23 Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain), 8/31 at Arvada West (Arvada), 9/7 Cherokee Trail (Aurora), 9/13 at ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch), 9/21 at Regis Jesuit (Aurora), 9/28 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins), 10/4 Fairview (Boulder), 10/12 at Poudre (Fort Collins), 10/19 at Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins), 10/26 Legacy (Broomfield) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Fairview (Boulder) (23.9), Arvada West (Arvada) (6.4), Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (3.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (-33.6), Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (-19.5), Legacy (Broomfield) (-16.4) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3891 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |