GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Forest Green/Gold
Coach: Sherwood Haydock
League: Summit
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #7
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Donte Bowen 6'2" 280 Junior TE/DL
Marcus Sanders 5'10" 225 Senior OL/DL
Denzell Sanders 6'1" 175 Senior LB
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Roderick Smith 6'3" 220 Senior RB [Ohio State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Chemistry, Defensive Front Seven
Team Weaknesses: Depth At Skill Positions, WRs, Replacing Star RB
RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 21.4
2009 National Rank: #2863
2009 State Rank: #57
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2010 Starting Power Rating: 22.3
2010 National Rank: #2460
2010 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 18.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2310
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 54-29 (40-23 in league)
HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 6-5
2009 League Record/Finish: 5-4 (tied for 4th)
2009 Points For Average: 25.1
2009 Points Against Average: 21.9
2009 Differential: +3.2
2009 Wins: #2886 Wayne (Fort Wayne) (26-21), #3137 Norwell (Ossian) (28-21), #5483 Concordia Lutheran (Fort Wayne) (18-15), #6175 North Side (Fort Wayne) (15-14), #9149 Elmhurst (Fort Wayne) (63-7), #10029 Northrop (Fort Wayne) (56-7)
2009 Losses: #370 Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne) (40-12), #786 Snider (Fort Wayne) (34-16), #1162 South Side (Fort Wayne) (47-20), #1998 Eastbrook (Marion) (21-14), #2023 Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne) (14-8)
2009 Opponents W-L: 76-52
Recent State Championships: 2006 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/20 Wayne (Fort Wayne), 8/27 at North Side (Fort Wayne), 9/3 at Hicksville (OH), 9/10 at Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne), 9/17 at Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne), 9/24 Northrop (Fort Wayne), 10/1 at Snider [R. Nelson] (Fort Wayne), 10/8 Concordia Lutheran (Fort Wayne), 10/15 South Side (Fort Wayne), 10/22 at Concordia Lutheran (Fort Wayne), 10/29 at Eastbrook (Marion)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne) (45.6), Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne) (42.2), Eastbrook (Marion) (30.8)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Northrop (Fort Wayne) (-7.2), Concordia Lutheran (Fort Wayne) (4.3), North Side (Fort Wayne) (7.4)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13 (19.9 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1581
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2010 Projected League Finish: 5th
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/20 Wayne (Fort Wayne) [projection: 21-19 win]