Dakota Ridge (Littleton, CO)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Navy/Maroon
Coach: Ron Woitalewicz
League: 4A Mountain West (moving from 4A League 6)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2022 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Blake Palladino 6'4" 195 Senior QB 4.6
Connor Swanson 6'1" 215 Senior LB 4.8
Brayden Cusick 6'0" 185 Senior LB/TE 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB Returns, Talented Youth, Chemistry
Team Weaknesses: Replacing 4 OL

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 13.1
2022 National Rank: #3202
2022 State Rank: #32
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: 0.4
2023 National Rank: #2568
2023 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 22.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1718
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.2
Dynasty Record: 40-16 (21-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 6-6
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 36.5
2022 Points Against Average: 26.6
2022 Differential: +9.9
2022 Wins: #3955 Mesa Ridge (Colorado Springs) (56-30), #6585 Bear Creek (Lakewood) (63-28), #6849 Longmont (43-14), #6954 Standley Lake (Westminster) (49-6), #8464 Rampart (Colorado Springs) (41-0), #10561 Grand Junction (49-3)
2022 Losses: #623 Broomfield (55-24), #942 Columbine (Littleton) (35-7), #1132 Loveland (35-21), #2493 Chatfield (Littleton) (43-30), #4161 Golden (49-41), #4421 Pueblo West (21-14)
2022 Opponents W-L: 84-58
Recent League Championships: 2021 (4A Metro 1), 2020 (4A Jeffco), 2019 (tied for 1st; 4A Jeffco), 2018 (tied for 1st; 4A Jeffco), 2015 (4A Plains), 2014 (tied for 1st; 4A Plains)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 Pueblo West, 9/1 East River (Orlando, FL), 9/9 Mesa Ridge (Colorado Springs), 9/15 Rampart (Colorado Springs), 9/22 Chatfield (Littleton), 9/30 Broomfield, 10/5 Bear Creek (Lakewood), 10/13 Golden, 10/20 Grand Junction, 10/27 Standley Lake (Westminster)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Broomfield (25), Chatfield (Littleton) (-0.8), Mesa Ridge (Colorado Springs) (-3.5)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Grand Junction (-45.1), Rampart (Colorado Springs) (-32), Bear Creek (Lakewood) (-26.6)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.7 (7.9 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.4
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.1
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3989
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%