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GENERAL
Nickname: Blackhawks
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Larry Wright
League: Hoosier Heartland (moving from Hoosier)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Eric Price 5'10" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.60
Tyler Callahan 5'8" 205 Junior FB/MLB 4.70
Corey Harvey 6'2" 245 Senior OL/DL 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Starters, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 10.4
2010 National Rank: #5352
2010 State Rank: #114
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2011 Starting Power Rating: 19.6
2011 National Rank: #2955
2011 State Rank: #57
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 17.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3171
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 53-13 (24-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 29.3
2010 Points Against Average: 20.7
2010 Differential: +8.6
2010 Wins: #3557 West Lafayette (18-15), #3831 Western Boone (Thorntown) (27-25), #6463 Tipton (19-14), #9537 Twin Lakes (Monticello) (27-26), #10942 Clinton Central (Michigantown) (30-0), #11197 Delphi (47-6), #11366 Lapel (53-13), #12369 Benton Central (Oxford) (60-20)
2010 Losses: #2029 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (27-14), #2914 Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (40-14), #4614 Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville) (42-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 68-62
Recent State Championships: 2007 (1A), 2006 (1A), 2005 (1A)
Recent League Championships: 2007 (Hoosier), 2006 (Hoosier), 2005 (tied for 1st; Hoosier)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/11 Clinton Prairie (Frankfort) (45-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Western Boone (Thorntown), 8/27 Hamilton Heights (Arcadia), 9/2 at Clinton Prairie (Frankfort), 9/9 Carroll (Flora), 9/16 at Clinton Central (Michigantown), 9/23 at West Washington (Campbellsburg), 9/30 at Tipton, 10/7 at Culver Academies (Culver), 10/14 Tri-Central (Sharpsville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Western Boone (Thorntown) (20.5), Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (18.2), Tipton (12.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Tri-Central (Sharpsville) (-21), Carroll (Flora) (-14.2), Clinton Central (Michigantown) (-14)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4 (2.6 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #166
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8630
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 23%
Opener: 8/19 at Western Boone (Thorntown) [projection: 24-22 loss]