| ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch, CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Grizzlies Colors: Navy/Green/White Coach: Doug Nisenson League: 5A Metro South (moving from 5A Mt. Cameron) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Spencer Lambert 5'9" 190 Senior RB/CB 4.55 Ethan Frasier 6'1" 215 Senior LB 4.78 Jake Porter 5'10" 200 Senior WR/ATH 4.57 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: OL Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 11.4 2017 National Rank: #4392 2017 State Rank: #41 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -0.6 2018 National Rank: #3658 2018 State Rank: #35 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 36.8 Dynasty National Rank: #768 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 37.4 Dynasty Record: 125-52 (68-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 3-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 4th) 2017 Points For Average: 18.2 2017 Points Against Average: 23.1 2017 Differential: -4.9 2017 Wins: #4469 Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch) (51-34), #6289 Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch) (10-3), #7269 Mountain Range (Westminster) (46-6) 2017 Losses: #824 Eaglecrest (Centennial) (38-13), #1157 Columbine (Littleton) (41-6), #1298 Pine Creek (Colorado Springs) (23-7), #1691 Fairview (Boulder) (31-21), #2968 Chaparral (Parker) (7-0), #3074 Mullen [J. K.] (Denver) (34-21), #7865 Northglenn (14-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 77-38 Recent State Championships: 2005 (4A), 2004 (4A) Recent League Championships: 2012 (5A Continental), 2011 (tied for 1st; 5A Continental), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Southern), 2008 (5A Southern), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Mountain/Plains), 2005 (4A Mountain/Plains) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Rangeview (Aurora), 8/30 at Lakewood, 9/6 Fairview (Boulder), 9/13 Horizon (Thornton), 9/21 at Doherty (Colorado Springs), 9/28 at Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch), 10/5 at Highlands Ranch, 10/12 Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch), 10/18 Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch), 10/26 at Castle View (Castle Rock) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch) (31.7), Fairview (Boulder) (23.9), Highlands Ranch (1.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rangeview (Aurora) (-31.4), Castle View (Castle Rock) (-25.5), Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch) (-7.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2953 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |