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% |