Ponderosa (Parker, CO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Cardinal/Gold Coach: Jaron Cohen League: 4A Southeast Metro (moving from 5A/4A League 5) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2022 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Max Mervin 6'0" 180 Junior WR/CB 4.6 Carson Keach 6'2" 190 Senior WR/S 4.6 Blake Branham 5'11" 190 Senior LB/TE 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Speed, WRs, RB Depth Team Weaknesses: New QB, Replacing Several OL RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 20.3 2022 National Rank: #2206 2022 State Rank: #24 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: 1.1 2023 National Rank: #2468 2023 State Rank: #28 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 21.6 Dynasty National Rank: #1812 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.7 Dynasty Record: 40-16 (19-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 9-3 2022 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2022 Points For Average: 34.6 2022 Points Against Average: 19.8 2022 Differential: +14.8 2022 Wins: #1867 Erie (39-27), #1922 Legend (Parker) (21-14), #4161 Golden (56-7), #4421 Pueblo West (33-14), #5792 Far Northeast Warriors (Denver) (55-27), #6072 Chaparral (Parker) (44-6), #6585 Bear Creek (Lakewood) (49-7), #8737 Jefferson [Thomas] (Denver) (7-6), #8999 Vista PEAK Prep (Aurora) (35-6) 2022 Losses: #1371 Palmer Ridge (Monument) (48-34), #1867 Erie (43-25), #3400 Denver South (Denver) (32-17) 2022 Opponents W-L: 79-60 Recent State Championships: 2003 (5A) Recent League Championships: 2020 (4A Western Slope), 2019 (4A Metro), 2018 (4A Metro), 2016 (4A Foothills), 2014 (tied for 1st; 4A Plains), 2012 (4A Pikes Peak), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Southern), 2003 (tied for 1st; 5A Continental National) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/25 Fort Collins, 9/1 Chaparral (Parker), 9/8 at Golden, 9/15 at Legend (Parker), 9/21 at Palmer Ridge (Monument), 9/30 at Denver South (Denver), 10/5 at Vista PEAK Prep (Aurora), 10/13 at Far Northeast Warriors (Denver), 10/21 Jefferson [Thomas] (Denver), 10/26 at Bear Creek (Lakewood) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Palmer Ridge (Monument) (16.6), Legend (Parker) (6.1), Denver South (Denver) (-1.3) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Denver) (-35.1), Vista PEAK Prep (Aurora) (-33.6), Fort Collins (-28.6) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8 (8.1 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.8 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.6 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4096 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |