Here are the Massey Matchup predictions on high school football games to be played on Sept. 11.
Falcon 26, Alamosa 21
Chatfield 27, Ponderosa 21
Conifer 44, Skyview 6
Heritage 44, Denver South 6
Cherry Creek 31, Eaglecrest 20
Rangeview 19, Gateway 15
Monarch 23, Otay Ranch (Calif) 15
Arapahoe 19, Regis Jesuit 13
Basalt 22, Vista Ridge 12
Palisade 36, Battle Mountain 17
Strasburg 22, Bennett 19
Berthoud 29, Fort Lupton 17
Northglenn 25, Boulder 25 (too close to call)
Brighton 28, Aurora Central 10
Brush 27, Holy Family 21
Buena Vista 29, Gunnison 19
Wray 24, Burlington 9
Canon City 32, Coronado 14
Air Academy 24, Cheyenne Mountain 20
Manitou Springs 24, Colorado Springs Christian 19
Steamboat Springs 35, Delta 22
Douglas County 22, Chaparral 20
Glenwood Springs 36, Eagle Valley 19
Platte Canyon 30, Eaton 25
Estes Park 23, Lyons 14
Florence 31, Lamar 15
Bear Creek 37, Fruita Monument 22
Wheat Ridge 47, Golden 15
Greeley West 24, Broomfield 12
Pueblo County 34, Harrison 17
Holyoke 19, Perkins County (Neb.) 6
Horizon 23, Grand Junction Central 18
Bayfield 27, Ignacio 16
Pine Creek 40, Liberty 13
Loveland 27, Greeley Central 16
Pueblo South 37, Mesa Ridge 14
ThunderRidge 25, Mountain Vista 24
Pagosa Springs 28, Montezuma-Cortez 26
Doherty 34, Palmer 31
Platte Valley 22, Denver Christian 7
Erie 37, Prairie View 18
Pueblo East 35, Pueblo Centennial 19
Pueblo West 34, Mitchell 10
Moffat County 27, Rifle 19
Roaring Fork 21, Hayden 20
Rocky Mountain 30, Fairview 25
Rye 33, Centauri 9
Sand Creek 29, Widefield 15
Sargent 22, Las Animas 20
Mullen 41, Smoky Hill 12
La Junta 27, St. Mary's 18
Fort Morgan 24, Sterling 12
Summit 36, Englewood 12
Columbine 31, Thomas Jefferson 10
Denver East 30, Westminster 3
Wiggins 33, Resurrection Christian 8
Elizabeth 25, Evergreen 18
Grandview 25, Cherokee Trail 11
Overland 31, Lakewood 16
Sierra 31, Lewis-Palmer 26
Valor Christian 29, Alameda 20
Yuma 50, Legend 3
Monte Vista 32, Del Norte 20
The Classical Academy 32, Discovery Canyon Campus 12
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These are based on the Massey ratings - the same ones used in the college football polls. Each matchup is based on the following criteria:
Schedule: The difficulty of each team's schedule is measured in the Sched column. Factors include the quality of each opponent, the opponent's Massey Rating and an adjustment for homefield advantage. Note that schedule strength only represents games played to date. Until a team plays its first game, it will not have a schedule strength rating.
Offense: A team's Offense power rating essentially measures the ability to score points. This does not distinguish how points are scored, so good defensive play that leads to scoring will be reflected in the Offense rating. In general, the offensive rating can be interpreted as the number of points a team would be expected to score against an average defense.
Defense: A team's Defense power rating reflects the ability to prevent its opponent from scoring. An average defense will be rated at zero. Positive or negative defensive ratings would respectively lower or raise the opponent's expected score accordingly.
It should be emphasized that the Offense/Defense breakdown is simply a post-processing step, and as such has no bearing on the overall rating. A consequence of this is that the Offense/Defense ratings may not always match actual production numbers. A team that routinely wins close games may have somewhat inflated Offense/Defense ratings to reflect the fact that they are likely to play well when they have to.
Power: In contrast to overall rating, Power is a better measure of potential based on schedule, offense and defense, and is less concerned with wins and losses.
These do not reflect the opinions of 9NEWS or any of its staff. Rather, they are the result of the mathematical formula used to calculate the projections.
ED. NOTES: THIS IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY! ALSO, PREDICTIONS AND CALCULATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR 8-MAN AND 6-MAN FOOTBALL TEAMS.