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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Bob Stephens
League: 5A Region 3 (moving from 5A Region 4)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Steven Richards 6'3.5" 240 Senior TE/DE 4.70 [BYU]
Austin Lee 6'1" 180 Senior SS/WR 4.50 [Utah]
Rhett Sandlin 6'4" 220 Senior OLB 4.77 [BYU]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Austin Albrecht 6'5" 235 Senior OL [Utah State]
Nik Wolford 6'0" 205 Senior LB 4.7
Parker Hausknecht 6'0" 215 Senior LB
Derek Keller 6'3" 220 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LBs, Tradition, Returning QB
Team Weaknesses: Young OL, Inexperience At Key Positions

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 29.6
2010 National Rank: #1646
2010 State Rank: #21
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 29.5
2011 National Rank: #1389
2011 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 47.1
Dynasty National Rank: #94
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.3
Dynasty Record: 51-15 (24-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 25.5
2010 Points Against Average: 23.5
2010 Differential: +2
2010 Wins: #332 Jordan (Sandy) (14-13), #2183 Brighton (Salt Lake City) (35-16), #4662 American Fork (27-6), #6555 Hillcrest (Midvale) (49-0)
2010 Losses: #27 Bingham (South Jordan) (49-26), #319 Lone Peak (Highland) (28-24), #585 Timpview (Provo) (41-27), #596 Riverton (35-28), #853 Northridge (Layton) (21-14), #945 Cottonwood (Salt Lake City) (28-21), #1610 Pleasant Grove (21-16)
2010 Opponents W-L: 89-39
Recent State Championships: 2008, 2007
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 4), 2008 (5A Region 2), 2007 (5A Region 2), 2006 (5A Region 2), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 2), 2003 (Region 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 8
Streak List: 9/3/11 Crenshaw (Los Angeles, CA) (45-14), 9/9/11 Riverton (35-21), 9/16/11 Jordan (Sandy) (21-14), 9/24/11 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills, CA) (56-0), 9/30/11 Brighton (Salt Lake City) (21-0), 10/7/11 Copper Hills (West Jordan) (51-0), 10/14/11 West Jordan (62-29), 10/20/11 Cottonwood (Salt Lake City) (48-7)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Timpview (Provo), 8/27 vs Bingham (South Jordan), 9/3 at Crenshaw (Los Angeles, CA), 9/9 at Riverton, 9/16 Jordan (Sandy), 9/24 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills, CA), 9/30 at Brighton (Salt Lake City), 10/7 at Copper Hills (West Jordan), 10/14 at West Jordan, 10/20 Cottonwood (Salt Lake City)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bingham (South Jordan) (51.7), Jordan (Sandy) (44.7), Crenshaw (Los Angeles, CA) (42.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Copper Hills (West Jordan) (-4.9), West Jordan (16.9), Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills, CA) (26.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.5 (35.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #345
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 Timpview (Provo) [projection: 31-28 loss]