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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Maroon/Silver
Coach: Frank Ybarra
League: 5A Front Range
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brandon Halperin 6'1" 190 Senior LB 4.70
Gunnar Campbell 6'0" 195 Senior DE 4.80
Jordan Iacovetta 5'8" 160 Senior TB/WR 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL, Secondary Depth
Team Weaknesses: Question Marks On OL, New QB, WRs

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 24.1
2012 National Rank: #2605
2012 State Rank: #33
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 19.2
2013 National Rank: #3269
2013 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 19.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2982
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.5
Dynasty Record: 26-26 (16-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 28.7
2012 Points Against Average: 17.2
2012 Differential: +11.5
2012 Wins: #4663 Mountain Range (Westminster) (32-10), #5109 Rangeview (Aurora) (47-24), #6411 Wekiva (Apopka, FL) (19-14), #6828 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (36-14), #7565 Poudre (Fort Collins) (41-0), #8821 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (41-7), #9743 Northglenn (49-36)
2012 Losses: #874 Arapahoe (Centennial) (17-14), #1280 Columbine (Littleton) (26-6), #1830 Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (21-14), #2238 Fort Collins (20-17)
2012 Opponents W-L: 49-66
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/29 Grandview (Aurora), 9/6 Regis Jesuit (Aurora), 9/13 at Northglenn, 9/20 at Columbine (Littleton), 9/27 Mountain Range (Westminster), 10/4 at Poudre (Fort Collins), 10/11 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins), 10/18 at Fort Collins, 10/26 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Grandview (Aurora) (44.3), Columbine (Littleton) (32.7), Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (29.6)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Northglenn (-18.4), Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (-11.8), Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (-4.4)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1 (16.2 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4069
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%