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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Michael Armentrout
League: 4A Southern 1 (moving from 4A Western Slope)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2020 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Conner Jones 6'7" 320 Senior OL 5.2
Anthony Costanzo 6'3.5" 215 Senior WR/FS 4.6
Alec Falk 6'4" 290 Senior OL/DL 5.3

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Luke McAllister 6'5" 200 Senior QB
Kaden Dudley 5'11.25" 190 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Returning Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 31.7
2020 National Rank: #1064
2020 State Rank: #10
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
2021 Starting Power Rating: 21.9
2021 National Rank: #915
2021 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 15
Dynasty National Rank: #4380
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.9
Dynasty Record: 94-49 (46-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 6-1
2020 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 36.3
2020 Points Against Average: 12.6
2020 Differential: +23.7
2020 Wins: #1848 Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain) (28-12), #3114 Pine Creek (Colorado Springs) (32-7), #3245 Montrose (42-20), #7389 Golden (42-7), #8094 Grand Junction (49-0), #9525 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (55-0)
2020 Losses: #275 Loveland (42-6)
2020 Opponents W-L: 24-23
Recent State Championships: 2019 (3A), 2018 (3A), 2017 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2018 (3A Central), 2017 (3A East Metro), 2016 (3A East Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/26 at Pueblo East (Pueblo), 9/2 Mesa Ridge (Colorado Springs), 9/10 Lewis-Palmer (Monument), 9/17 at Pueblo West, 9/24 Lakewood, 10/1 at Montrose, 10/8 at Ponderosa (Parker), 10/15 Air Academy (US Air Force Academy), 10/22 Heritage (Littleton), 10/29 Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs) (11.1), Pueblo West (5.7), Ponderosa (Parker) (3.2)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Air Academy (US Air Force Academy) (-41), Lewis-Palmer (Monument) (-20), Heritage (Littleton) (-16)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.6 (16.1 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.6
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.2
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4189
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 65%