Bear Creek (Lakewood, CO)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Dark Green/Gold
Coach: Matthew Steinfeldt
League: 4A League 6 (moving from 4A Metro 1)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2021 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jerry Torrez 5'9" 165 Senior CB 4.67
Elijah Thomas 6'3" 180 Senior WR 4.69
Christian Mays 6'5" 300 Senior NG 5.42

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DBs, OL, WRs
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Replacing Majority Of Offensive Productivity

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 9.3
2021 National Rank: #3808
2021 State Rank: #47
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -16.5
2022 National Rank: #5890
2022 State Rank: #74
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 23.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2187
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 40.3
Dynasty Record: 106-98 (60-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 8-4
2021 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 27.3
2021 Points Against Average: 23.6
2021 Differential: +3.7
2021 Wins: #709 Chatfield (Littleton) (14-10), #4874 Lakewood (32-27), #5804 Windsor (24-7), #5804 Windsor (24-14), #6432 Standley Lake (Westminster) (27-21), #10958 Wheat Ridge (49-12), #11466 Greeley West (Greeley) (40-13), #12310 Centennial (Pueblo) (49-6)
2021 Losses: #745 Erie (39-21), #903 Pine Creek (Colorado Springs) (41-7), #1313 Dakota Ridge (Littleton) (52-13), #3484 Golden (41-27)
2021 Opponents W-L: 69-67
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Jefferson County)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/25 Lakewood, 9/3 Greeley West (Greeley), 9/9 Kennedy [John F.] (Denver), 9/16 Jefferson [Thomas] (Denver), 9/22 Fruita Monument (Fruita), 9/30 Golden, 10/6 at Dakota Ridge (Littleton), 10/14 Grand Junction, 10/20 Standley Lake (Westminster), 10/27 at Ponderosa (Parker)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Dakota Ridge (Littleton) (14.2), Fruita Monument (Fruita) (7.4), Golden (2.2)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Greeley West (Greeley) (-51.1), Grand Junction (-49.6), Kennedy [John F.] (Denver) (-42.6)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1 (5.7 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.1
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.2
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6824
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2022 Projected League Finish: 4th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%