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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Gold/Blue/White
Coach: Kevin Saunders
League: A Western (moving from A Dogwood)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tony Miller 6'1" 205 Junior WR/RB
Coleman Osborne 6'3" 235 Junior OL/DL
Rory Bop Haskins 6'0" 245 Junior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 27.6
2010 National Rank: #1909
2010 State Rank: #60
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 25.8
2011 National Rank: #1864
2011 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 30.7
Dynasty National Rank: #914
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 59-8 (26-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 12-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 37
2010 Points Against Average: 14.8
2010 Differential: +22.2
2010 Wins: #3240 Radford (28-13), #3679 King William (35-21), #4217 Buckingham (42-41), #4666 Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (50-7), #6106 Dan River (Ringgold) (36-28), #6106 Dan River (Ringgold) (40-10), #6359 Manassas Park (41-7), #7534 Appomattox County (Appomattox) (38-0), #8617 Campbell [William] (Naruna) (42-8), #10519 Tunstall (Dry Fork) (50-0), #10528 Nelson County (Lovingston) (57-14), #10958 Chatham (42-0)
2010 Losses: #1502 Gate City (27-17), #2125 Liberty Christian (Lynchburg) (31-0)
2010 Opponents W-L: 94-63
Recent State Championships: 2008 (2), 2007 (2), 2004 (3), 2003 (3)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (A Dogwood), 2009 (tied for 1st; A Dogwood), 2007 (Dogwood A), 2005 (Dogwood A), 2004 (Dogwood AA), 2003 (Dogwood AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/31 Essex (Tappahannock), 9/9 Tunstall (Dry Fork), 9/16 at Amelia County (Amelia Court House), 9/23 at Altavista Combined School (Altavista), 9/30 at Brunswick (Lawrenceville), 10/7 Campbell [William] (Naruna), 10/14 at Chatham, 10/21 Nelson County (Lovingston), 10/28 at Appomattox County (Appomattox), 11/4 Dan River (Ringgold)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (13.3), Appomattox County (Appomattox) (11), Dan River (Ringgold) (10.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Chatham (-12.6), Nelson County (Lovingston) (-12.1), Tunstall (Dry Fork) (-10.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7 (10.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #250
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8114
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 68%
Opener: 8/31 Essex (Tappahannock) [projection: 38-7 win]