Montrose (CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Indians Colors: Red/White Coach: Brett Mertens League: 4A Metro Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2018 JV Record: 0-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Cole Simmons 5'10" 195 Senior ILB/G Emmert Kastendieck 5'6" 150 Senior RB/C Keagan Goodwin 5'10" 165 Junior QB/S STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Much Experience Returning, Running Game Team Weaknesses: Passing Game RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 30.7 2018 National Rank: #1263 2018 State Rank: #18 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: 21.8 2019 National Rank: #811 2019 State Rank: #13 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 22.7 Dynasty National Rank: #2711 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.9 Dynasty Record: 118-62 (45-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 11-2 2018 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2018 Points For Average: 29.5 2018 Points Against Average: 18.4 2018 Differential: +11.1 2018 Wins: #1519 Fruita Monument (Fruita) (24-12), #1631 Palisade (21-17), #1718 Greeley West (Greeley) (28-14), #2799 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (21-13), #3021 Durango (41-36), #3607 Dakota Ridge (Littleton) (26-14), #4266 Heritage (Littleton) (54-28), #7272 Denver South (Denver) (44-14), #7557 Grand Junction (31-12), #9840 Gateway (Aurora) (42-0), #10272 Aurora Central (Aurora) (43-16) 2018 Losses: #81 Loveland (42-0), #1339 Ponderosa (Parker) (21-9) 2018 Opponents W-L: 89-59 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 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/30 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction), 9/5 Grand Junction, 9/13 Durango, 9/26 Palisade, 10/4 Fruita Monument (Fruita), 10/11 Heritage (Littleton), 10/19 at Denver South (Denver), 10/26 Gateway (Aurora), 11/1 Ponderosa (Parker), 11/8 Aurora Central (Aurora) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Palisade (16), Ponderosa (Parker) (15), Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (13.2) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Aurora Central (Aurora) (-37), Gateway (Aurora) (-27.3), Grand Junction (-16.5) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (18.1 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.2 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.6 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2649 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2019 Projected League Finish: 1st 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 48% |