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GENERAL
Nickname: Blackhawks
Colors: Crimson/Navy/White
Coach: Dan Armstrong
League: Desert Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Central (V)
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dejon Wilson 6'1" 180 Sophomore DB/WR 4.55
Ben Simonds 6'4" 265 Sophomore OL/DL 5.10
Kenyon Williams 5'9" 175 Sophomore RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: QB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 17.3
2011 National Rank: #3839
2011 State Rank: #323
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 21.4
2012 National Rank: #2720
2012 State Rank: #230
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 20
Dynasty National Rank: #2205
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.8
Dynasty Record: 66-40 (38-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 32
2011 Points Against Average: 29.5
2011 Differential: +2.5
2011 Wins: #4329 Burroughs (Ridgecrest) (41-34), #5331 Arlington (Riverside) (15-6), #5430 Palm Desert (38-35), #8821 Indio (56-26), #10234 Cathedral City (53-14), #13205 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (50-7)
2011 Losses: #33 Mission Viejo (47-21), #698 Palm Springs (35-6), #1441 Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga) (49-7), #2161 San Gorgonio (San Bernardino) (44-41), #3408 Rialto (27-24)
2011 Opponents W-L: 63-61
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga), 8/30 vs Arlington (Riverside), 9/7 at Rialto, 9/14 Mission Viejo, 9/21 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale), 10/5 at Indio, 10/12 Coachella Valley (Thermal), 10/19 at Palm Springs, 10/26 Cathedral City, 11/2 at Palm Desert
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mission Viejo (61.7), Palm Springs (40.4), Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga) (31.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Coachella Valley (Thermal) (-27.8), Cathedral City (-23), Indio (-0.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1 (17.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #306
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3138
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%