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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Thomas Pulford
League: 3A Central (moving from 3A East Metro)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ty Evans 6'2.5" 195 Senior QB 4.89
J.C. Sparks 6'0" 210 Senior ILB/WR 4.55
Aidan Cullen 6'6" 240 Senior DE/OL 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Key Starters Returning
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 33.9
2017 National Rank: #1139
2017 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.9
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 31.7
2018 National Rank: #424
2018 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 7.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7002
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.9
Dynasty Record: 64-44 (34-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 14-0
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 45.1
2017 Points Against Average: 9.4
2017 Differential: +35.7
2017 Wins: #2866 Erie (46-21), #3108 Palisade (28-14), #5053 Rifle (49-7), #5546 Canon City (43-0), #5539 Berthoud (48-13), #6339 Discovery Canyon (Colorado Springs) (49-28), #6614 Jefferson [Thomas] (Denver) (26-6), #8197 Lewis-Palmer (Monument) (35-7), #8661 Liberty (Colorado Springs) (51-13), #8807 Vista PEAK Prep (Aurora) (49-9), #9859 Denver North (Denver) (58-0), #10929 Kennedy [John F.] (Denver) (52-0), #11764 Lincoln [Abraham] (Denver) (49-10), #11866 Sand Creek (Colorado Springs) (49-3)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 85-68
Recent State Championships: 2017
Recent League Championships: 2017 (3A East Metro), 2016 (3A East Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 14
Streak List: 9/1/17 Sand Creek (Colorado Springs) (49-3), 9/8/17 Liberty (Colorado Springs) (51-13), 9/15/17 Lewis-Palmer (Monument) (35-7), 9/21/17 Discovery Canyon (Colorado Springs) (49-28), 9/29/17 Canon City (43-0), 10/6/17 Lincoln [Abraham] (Denver) (49-10), 10/14/17 Denver North (Denver) (58-0), 10/20/17 Jefferson [Thomas] (Denver) (26-6), 10/27/17 Kennedy [John F.] (Denver) (52-0), 11/3/17 Vista PEAK Prep (Aurora) (49-9), 11/10/17 Berthoud (48-13), 11/18/17 Rifle (49-7), 11/25/17 Palisade (28-14), 12/2/17 Erie (46-21)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Pine Creek (Colorado Springs), 8/30 Canon City, 9/7 Pueblo East (Pueblo), 9/14 at Sand Creek (Colorado Springs), 9/21 Pueblo South (Pueblo), 10/5 at Lutheran (Parker), 10/12 at Littleton, 10/19 Jefferson [Thomas] (Denver), 10/26 at Lewis-Palmer (Monument), 11/2 Discovery Canyon (Colorado Springs)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pine Creek (Colorado Springs) (12.7), Pueblo South (Pueblo) (8.1), Pueblo East (Pueblo) (-3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Littleton (-55.4), Sand Creek (Colorado Springs) (-46.8), Lutheran (Parker) (-29.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5 (5.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #67
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7495
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 85%