Elizabeth (CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/White Coach: Michael Zoesch League: 2A League 4 (moving from 2A Colorado) Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2021 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jason Weber 5'11" 165 Senior QB/DB 4.6 Cooper Connelley 6'2" 175 Junior RB/LB 4.7 Ronald Wagner 6'0" 205 Senior OL/DL 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position/Secondary Experience Team Weaknesses: Line Youth/Inexperience RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: 3.3 2021 National Rank: #4926 2021 State Rank: #60 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -15 2022 National Rank: #5589 2022 State Rank: #66 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 3.6 Dynasty National Rank: #7567 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.6 Dynasty Record: 123-77 [122-78 on the field] (86-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 8-3 2021 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2021 Points For Average: 32 2021 Points Against Average: 11.9 2021 Differential: +20.1 2021 Wins: #6991 Bayfield (17-0), #8791 Kent Denver (Englewood) (40-6), #8860 Burlington (14-6), #9714 Woodland Park (44-8), #11821 Englewood (41-7), #12116 Fort Lupton (61-0), #12198 Denver West (Denver) (55-0), #13169 Alameda (Lakewood) (54-0) 2021 Losses: #1142 Eaton (31-7), #1142 Eaton (31-7), #3651 Classical Academy (Colorado Springs) (42-12) 2021 Opponents W-L: 63-43-1 Recent State Championships: 2010 (3A) Recent League Championships: 2021 (2A Colorado), 2013 (3A Metro - East), 2012 (3A Metro - East), 2010 (3A Metro - South), 2007 (3A North Metro) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/26 D'Evelyn (Denver), 9/2 at Burlington, 9/9 at Academy (Westminster), 9/16 University (Greeley), 9/30 at Englewood, 10/8 Kent Denver (Englewood), 10/14 at Denver West (Denver), 10/21 at Alameda (Lakewood), 10/28 at Classical Academy (Colorado Springs) Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Classical Academy (Colorado Springs) (-16.1), University (Greeley) (-17.2), Academy (Westminster) (-18) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Alameda (Lakewood) (-73.5), Denver West (Denver) (-58.1), Englewood (-52.5) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14 (-8.6 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -39.4 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.4 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #148 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11498 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 15% |