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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Brad Pyatt
League: 5A Metro (moving from 5A Jeffco)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #17

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Giovanni Panozzo 6'6" 270 Senior OT

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 13
2023 National Rank: #3253
2023 State Rank: #34
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus*: +2.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -0.6
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +1.9
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 4.7
2024 National Rank*: #2542
2024 State Rank*: #24
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 7.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #4062
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 2.8
5-Year Dynasty Record: 19-31 (8-17 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 21.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2449
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 16.6
Dynasty Record: 115-110 (53-69 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 5-6
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2023 Points For Average: 25.9
2023 Points Against Average: 24.8
2023 Differential: +1.1
2023 Wins: #4364 ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch) (30-3), #6034 Pomona (Arvada) (41-0), #6741 Horizon (Thornton) (54-40), #9729 Lakewood (49-8), #12132 Boulder (41-7)
2023 Losses: #102 Columbine (Littleton) (42-14), #140 Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) (42-0), #358 Ralston Valley (Arvada) (27-14), #540 Chatfield (Littleton) (42-0), #2189 Rock Canyon (Highlands Ranch) (20-14), #5188 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (42-28)
2023 Opponents W-L: 66-62
Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st; 5A Jeffco), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Big 8), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Jefferson County)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain), 8/30 at Mountain Range (Westminster), 9/6 Fairview (Boulder), 9/13 at Smoky Hill (Aurora), 9/20 Overland (Aurora), 10/3 Denver South (Denver), 10/11 at Columbine (Littleton), 10/17 at Denver East (Denver), 10/24 at Chatfield (Littleton), 10/31 Ralston Valley (Arvada)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Columbine (Littleton) (33.4), Ralston Valley (Arvada) (29.3), Chatfield (Littleton) (25.8)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Mountain Range (Westminster) (-43.7), Smoky Hill (Aurora) (-30.9), Overland (Aurora) (-26.5)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 (14.8 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -1.9
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #24
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1436
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-4
2024 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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