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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: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cole Cruz 5'11" 275 C
Turner Wintz 5'9.5" 160 QB/C
Emilio Tafolla 5'7" 145 WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Productive Offense, OL Core, QB Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Untested Secondary

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 47.6
2012 National Rank: #349
2012 State Rank: #5
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2013 Starting Power Rating: 46.5
2013 National Rank: #312
2013 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 52
Dynasty National Rank: #76
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.9
Dynasty Record: 55-9 (24-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 10-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 38.3
2012 Points Against Average: 21
2012 Differential: +17.3
2012 Wins: #629 Derby (29-28), #629 Derby (31-28), #1096 Topeka (42-33), #2232 Heights (Wichita) (42-7), #2465 Maize (42-14), #2734 Dodge City (49-17), #2951 Garden City (56-14), #3078 Central (Salina) (48-14), #5656 Newton (48-29), #9292 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (56-0)
2012 Losses: #106 Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO) (35-31), #197 West (Shawnee Mission) (19-14), #455 South (Salina) (35-10)
2012 Opponents W-L: 89-49
Recent State Championships: 2011 (5A), 2009 (5A), 2008 (5A), 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2003 (Ark Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Central (Salina), 9/13 at Haysville Campus (Wichita), 9/20 at Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO), 9/27 Newton, 10/4 at South (Salina), 10/11 at Derby, 10/18 Dodge City, 10/25 at Garden City, 11/1 Maize
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: South (Salina) (53.5), Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO) (53.1), Derby (48.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Haysville Campus (Wichita) (-5.9), Newton (9.6), Central (Salina) (16.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24 (32.9 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #551
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%