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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbolts
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Benjamin Butler
League: 1A League 6 (moving from 1A Longs Peak)
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank*: #21

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -35.2
2023 National Rank: #11759
2023 State Rank: #159
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -2.3
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -59.1
2024 National Rank*: #12420
2024 State Rank*: #172
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -36.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #12669
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 22.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 20-22 [22-20 on the field] (13-8 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -28.8
Dynasty National Rank: #13936
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 30.3
Dynasty Record: 55-121 [57-119 on the field] (30-76 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 2-5
2023 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (4th)
2023 Points For Average: 24
2023 Points Against Average: 35.6
2023 Differential: -11.6
2023 Wins: #12324 Estes Park (44-32), #13702 Jefferson (Edgewater) (28-0)
2023 Losses: #7213 La Junta (52-6), #9994 Highland (Ault) (54-6), #10635 Denver West (Denver) (40-36), #12789 Grand Valley (Parachute) (forfeit loss), #13335 Flatirons Academy (Westminster) (forfeit loss)
2023 Opponents W-L: 30-34
Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st; 1A Foothills), 2019 (tied for 1st; 1A Foothills)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Ignacio, 9/14 at Denver West (Denver), 9/19 Mitchell (Colorado Springs), 9/27 Flatirons Academy (Westminster), 10/4 at Highland (Ault), 10/11 at Pinnacle Charter (Federal Heights), 10/17 Platte Valley (Kersey), 10/25 at Estes Park, 10/31 at Jefferson (Edgewater)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Highland (Ault) (-32.9), Platte Valley (Kersey) (-43.7), Denver West (Denver) (-52.9)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Pinnacle Charter (Federal Heights) (-105.2), Jefferson (Edgewater) (-78.4), Flatirons Academy (Westminster) (-73.7)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -37.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -56.2
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -18.7
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #162
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7287
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-5
2024 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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