Smoky Hill (Aurora, CO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Buffaloes Colors: Forest Green/Scarlet Coach: Tom Thenell League: 5A Metro 10 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 11 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2018 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Onasanjo Sanni 5'9" 190 Senior RB Chase Lyons 6'4" 195 Senior LB Leslie Richardson III 6'4" 190 Junior QB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, OL, Defense Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 13.3 2018 National Rank: #3630 2018 State Rank: #54 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: 9.4 2019 National Rank: #1901 2019 State Rank: #27 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 5.3 Dynasty National Rank: #7556 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.1 Dynasty Record: 44-115 (23-77 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 10-1 2018 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (1st) 2018 Points For Average: 34.3 2018 Points Against Average: 12.4 2018 Differential: +21.9 2018 Wins: #4007 Denver East (Denver) (30-20), #4213 Westminster (35-28), #6870 Far Northeast Warriors (Denver) (35-34), #6931 Prairie View (Henderson) (43-0), #7358 Overland (Aurora) (19-0), #7718 Northglenn (21-6), #9091 Boulder (41-0), #10325 Mountain Range (Westminster) (49-0), #10926 Rangeview (Aurora) (42-0), #12411 Adams City (Commerce City) (48-0) 2018 Losses: #1717 Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (48-14) 2018 Opponents W-L: 46-67 Recent League Championships: 2018 Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/29 Overland (Aurora), 9/7 Rangeview (Aurora), 9/13 Northglenn, 9/20 Prairie View (Henderson), 9/28 Far Northeast Warriors (Denver), 10/3 Boulder, 10/11 at Denver East (Denver), 10/18 Adams City (Commerce City), 10/24 at Mountain Range (Westminster), 11/1 Westminster Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Westminster (-3.8), Prairie View (Henderson) (-8.7), Denver East (Denver) (-14.9) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Adams City (Commerce City) (-52.9), Mountain Range (Westminster) (-31.3), Rangeview (Aurora) (-28.6) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.5 (-1.5 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.2 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.7 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #137 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8703 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2019 Projected League Finish: 1st 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 80%