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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: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2012 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
Kenyon Williams 5'9" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.50
Dejon Wilson 6'2" 185 Senior QB/WR 4.50
Ben Simonds 6'4" 275 Senior OL 5.10

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Many Starters On Both Sides Of Ball
Team Weaknesses: Young DL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 6
2012 National Rank: #6536
2012 State Rank: #481
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 10.1
2013 National Rank: #5280
2013 State Rank: #395
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 20.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2606
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 32-26 (21-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 4-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 31.1
2012 Points Against Average: 27
2012 Differential: +4.1
2012 Wins: #7836 Palm Desert (63-40), #9007 Cathedral City (63-10), #11558 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (52-0), #12165 Indio (63-0)
2012 Losses: #37 Mission Viejo (63-14), #1145 Los Osos (Rancho Cucamonga) (46-23), #2829 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale) (24-0), #2890 Arlington (Riverside) (24-14), #4219 Rialto (43-22), #5061 Palm Springs (20-14), #5304 Colony (Ontario) (27-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 59-62
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Arlington (Riverside), 9/13 at North [John W.] (Riverside), 9/20 at Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore), 9/27 at Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale), 10/4 Eisenhower (Rialto), 10/11 Indio, 10/18 at Coachella Valley (Thermal), 10/25 Palm Springs, 11/1 at Cathedral City, 11/8 Palm Desert
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Eisenhower (Rialto) (41.4), Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore) (26.7), Arlington (Riverside) (26.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Indio (-30.3), Coachella Valley (Thermal) (-5.8), Palm Desert (2.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.2 (12.8 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #304
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3884
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%