Montrose (CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Indians Colors: Red/White Coach: Brett Mertens League: 4A Metro (moving from 4A Pikes Peak) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #23 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2017 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Hayze Small 5'10" 175 Senior RB Cole Simmons 5'11" 190 Junior LB Ben Robuck 5'11" 190 Junior DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Attitude, Teamwork Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 12.2 2017 National Rank: #4243 2017 State Rank: #38 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -14.8 2018 National Rank: #6644 2018 State Rank: #79 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 22.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2954 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 37 Dynasty Record: 107-60 (41-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 31.5 2017 Points Against Average: 18.6 2017 Differential: +12.9 2017 Wins: #4264 Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs) (28-21), #5053 Rifle (34-29), #7062 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (35-6), #8884 Coronado (Colorado Springs) (34-9), #9078 Grand Junction (35-7), #12991 Littleton (49-11), #13161 Palmer [William J.] (Colorado Springs) (49-0) 2017 Losses: #1030 Pueblo South (Pueblo) (41-7), #3108 Palisade (28-27), #3226 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (36-35), #3834 Rampart (Colorado Springs) (17-13) 2017 Opponents W-L: 70-54 Recent League Championships: 2014 (4A Foothills), 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A/5A Southwest), 2012 (4A/5A Southwest), 2009 (4A/5A Southwest), 2008 (4A/5A Southwest), 2007 (4A Southwestern), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Southwestern) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction), 8/31 Grand Junction, 9/7 at Durango, 9/21 Palisade, 9/27 at Fruita Monument (Fruita), 10/5 at Heritage (Littleton), 10/12 Denver South (Denver), 10/19 Gateway (Aurora), 10/27 at Ponderosa (Parker), 11/2 Aurora Central (Aurora) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Palisade (9.2), Fruita Monument (Fruita) (6.7), Durango (1.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Gateway (Aurora) (-39), Aurora Central (Aurora) (-31.7), Heritage (Littleton) (-29.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5 (9 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6896 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |