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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Maroon/Silver
Coach: Frank Ybarra
League: 5A Front Range
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dustin Rivas 6'0" 160 Senior WR/CB 4.50
Chad David 6'0" 220 Senior FB/LB 4.70
Easton Robbins 5'11" 190 Senior DL 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Secondary, WR
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines, Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 37.9
2011 National Rank: #894
2011 State Rank: #13
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 33.2
2012 National Rank: #1134
2012 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5373
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26.1
Dynasty Record: 36-54 (22-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 29.1
2011 Points Against Average: 6.1
2011 Differential: +23
2011 Wins: #1519 Fairview (Boulder) (14-10), #3310 Northglenn (40-0), #4153 Fort Collins (30-10), #4250 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (48-7), #4340 Mountain Range (Westminster) (30-0), #4638 Rampart (Colorado Springs) (49-0), #6592 Poudre (Fort Collins) (41-7), #7067 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (40-14), #7732 Overland (Aurora) (28-0)
2011 Losses: #378 Lakewood (10-0), #668 Ralston Valley (Arvada) (9-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 58-60
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Wekiva (Apopka, FL), 9/7 at Regis Jesuit (Aurora), 9/14 Northglenn, 9/22 Columbine (Littleton), 9/29 at Mountain Range (Westminster), 10/5 Poudre (Fort Collins), 10/12 at Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins), 10/18 Fort Collins, 10/25 at Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Columbine (Littleton) (53.9), Northglenn (25.9), Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (24.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (-4.3), Poudre (Fort Collins) (-1.7), Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (11)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.3 (20.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%