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GENERAL
Nickname: Salt Hawks
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Randy Dreiling
League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division I
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2011 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Trevor Turner 5'10" 160 Senior QB 4.84
Tanner Higgins 5'6" 140 Senior FS/RB 4.75
Marc Saffle 6'2" 255 Senior OL 5.33

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong QB, Optimism Is High
Team Weaknesses: Must Be Aggressive, Untested FB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 51.3
2011 National Rank: #210
2011 State Rank: #3
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 55.3
2012 National Rank: #95
2012 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 49
Dynasty National Rank: #38
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.8
Dynasty Record: 106-10 (42-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 42.3
2011 Points Against Average: 21.5
2011 Differential: +20.8
2011 Wins: #305 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (33-21), #515 Carroll (Wichita) (29-21), #842 Derby (34-13), #1267 Hays (27-21), #2098 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Wichita) (42-14), #2955 Central (Salina) (66-35), #2980 South (Salina) (42-17), #6145 Maize (47-27), #6330 Liberal (70-17), #7223 Newton (54-14), #9194 West (Wichita) (62-13)
2011 Losses: #148 Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO) (35-20), #515 Carroll (Wichita) (32-24)
2011 Opponents W-L: 83-54
Recent State Championships: 2011 (5A), 2009 (5A), 2008 (5A), 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2003 (Ark Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 4
Streak List: 11/4/11 Hays (27-21), 11/11/11 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Wichita) (42-14), 11/18/11 Carroll (Wichita) (29-21), 11/26/11 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (33-21)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Central (Salina), 9/7 Haysville Campus (Wichita), 9/14 Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO), 9/21 at Newton, 9/28 South (Salina), 10/5 Derby, 10/12 at Dodge City, 10/19 Garden City, 10/26 at Maize
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO) (48.4), Derby (39.1), Garden City (27.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Haysville Campus (Wichita) (-7.7), Newton (7.4), Maize (7.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.3 (30 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1319
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 78%