GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Scarlet/White
Coach: Tom McCartney
League: 5A League 3 (moving from 5A North)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #21
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2021 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Bekkem Kritza 6'4" 185 Sophomore QB
Zach Lewis 6'2" 220 Senior LB
Jordan Rechel 5'10" 160 Sophomore WR
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Grant Page 6'3" 190 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Explosiveness, Size, Play-Makers
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Depth
RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 6
2021 National Rank: #4386
2021 State Rank: #56
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2022 Starting Power Rating: -2.5
2022 National Rank: #3416
2022 State Rank: #40
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 28.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1448
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.1
Dynasty Record: 132-72 (72-42 in league)
HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 6-5
2021 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2021 Points For Average: 24.5
2021 Points Against Average: 16.5
2021 Differential: +8
2021 Wins: #4367 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (25-23), #5079 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (20-14), #6588 Poudre (Fort Collins) (58-7), #6807 Grand Junction Central (Grand Junction) (17-0), #8018 Boulder (42-21), #8820 Prairie View (Henderson) (41-0)
2021 Losses: #1668 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (2-0), #3759 Castle View (Castle Rock) (38-21), #3888 Legacy (Broomfield) (10-0), #3927 Chaparral (Parker) (28-13), #6285 Horizon (Thornton) (38-33)
2021 Opponents W-L: 54-62
Recent League Championships: 2020 (5A North), 2019 (5A Front Range), 2018 (5A Front Range), 2014 (5A Front Range), 2013 (5A North Metro), 2009 (5A Front Range)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/25 Highlands Ranch, 9/1 Lakewood, 9/9 Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch), 9/15 Horizon (Thornton), 9/23 Douglas County (Castle Rock), 9/30 Boulder, 10/6 Poudre (Fort Collins), 10/14 at Fort Collins, 10/21 at Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins), 10/27 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch) (25.7), Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (0.6), Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (-5)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Boulder (-41.3), Lakewood (-31), Douglas County (Castle Rock) (-24.2)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7 (-0.3 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.9
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.6
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #49
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4710
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%