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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Jeff Meyers
League: Sunflower
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nathan Guthrie 6'0.5" 195 Junior ILB 4.60
John Blazevic 5'10.5" 180 Senior QB/OLB 4.70
Zach Williams 6'5" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.10

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Matthew Baltimore 6'4" 230 Senior DE 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Both Sides Of Ball, Depth At Key Positions, Winning Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Backfield

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 35.9
2011 National Rank: #1058
2011 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.8
2012 National Rank: #1378
2012 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 29.5
Dynasty National Rank: #781
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 82-19 (61-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 32.2
2011 Points Against Average: 24.3
2011 Differential: +7.9
2011 Wins: #1516 Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) (48-27), #1792 Lawrence (21-20), #3020 East (Shawnee Mission) (35-27), #3211 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (34-14), #3583 Northwest (Olathe) (44-20), #3583 Northwest (Olathe) (40-23), #4338 West (Shawnee Mission) (28-21), #4338 West (Shawnee Mission) (46-16), #7077 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (37-20)
2011 Losses: #274 South (Olathe) (36-18), #274 South (Olathe) (38-21), #2911 North (Olathe) (29-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 77-49
Recent League Championships: 2005, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at South (Olathe), 9/7 Northwest (Olathe), 9/14 at Lawrence, 9/21 West (Shawnee Mission), 9/28 East (Shawnee Mission), 10/5 North (Olathe), 10/12 Blue Valley North (Overland Park), 10/18 at Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park), 10/26 at South (Shawnee Mission)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: South (Olathe) (50.2), Lawrence (32.8), East (Shawnee Mission) (22.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (-2.1), South (Shawnee Mission) (4.9), North (Olathe) (7.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16 (25.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1694
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%