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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Navy/Gold
Coach: Zach Carlton
League: 4A Soco 2 (moving from 4A Pikes Peak)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2023 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Court Towns 6'4" 300 Senior OL/NG 5.1
Carson Campbell 5'11" 185 Senior QB/FS 4.68
Rhett Armstrong 6'5" 190 Senior K/QB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 38.6
2023 National Rank: #616
2023 State Rank: #6
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3
2024 Starting Power Rating: 20.8
2024 National Rank: #893
2024 State Rank: #7
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 33.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #712
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 53-7 (19-2 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 18.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3175
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 129-53 (58-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 13-1
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 40.6
2023 Points Against Average: 9.6
2023 Differential: +31
2023 Wins: #991 Montrose (28-27), #1425 Broomfield (38-14), #2471 Heritage (Littleton) (28-7), #2772 Mesa Ridge (Colorado Springs) (43-20), #3524 Pueblo West (42-7), #3534 Ponderosa (Parker) (34-12), #4190 Rampart (Colorado Springs) (42-0), #4349 Lewis-Palmer (Monument) (56-14), #4984 Denver South (Denver) (42-6), #5286 Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs) (51-0), #7540 Smoky Hill (Aurora) (49-0), #9507 Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs) (54-7), #10075 Air Academy (US Air Force Academy) (55-0)
2023 Losses: #359 Erie (20-6)
2023 Opponents W-L: 99-64
Recent State Championships: 2019 (3A), 2018 (3A), 2017 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2023 (4A Pikes Peak), 2022 (4A League 3), 2018 (3A Central), 2017 (3A East Metro), 2016 (3A East Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/29 at Ponderosa (Parker), 9/5 at Doherty (Colorado Springs), 9/13 Lewis-Palmer (Monument), 9/19 Longmont, 9/27 at Mesa Ridge (Colorado Springs), 10/4 at Air Academy (US Air Force Academy), 10/11 at Durango, 10/18 at Vista Ridge (Colorado Springs), 10/24 Rampart (Colorado Springs), 11/1 at Liberty (Colorado Springs)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Ponderosa (Parker) (1.8), Mesa Ridge (Colorado Springs) (-2.7), Durango (-8.3)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Liberty (Colorado Springs) (-53.2), Air Academy (US Air Force Academy) (-39), Longmont (-20.8)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1 (12.7 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.3
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.4
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5785
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2024 Projected League Finish: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 69%