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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Bob Stephens
League: 5A Region 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Quinn Fabrizio 6'3" 210 S/WR 4.50
Josh Soifua 6'4" 305 OL/DL
Don Wilkenson 6'7" 315 T

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Mack Richards 6'1" 195 Senior WR [Hawaii]
Chipper Lucero 6'2" 200 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 39.7
2013 National Rank: #801
2013 State Rank: #10
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 31.6
2014 National Rank: #1368
2014 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 40.2
Dynasty National Rank: #200
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 98-37 (49-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 35.5
2013 Points Against Average: 27.9
2013 Differential: +7.6
2013 Wins: #529 Lone Peak (Highland) (35-17), #3489 Taylorsville (49-21), #6161 Copper Hills (West Jordan) (55-7), #6211 West Jordan (50-18), #6203 Allentown (NJ) (44-7)
2013 Losses: #19 Bingham (South Jordan) (33-27), #71 Timpview (Provo) (41-28), #135 East (Salt Lake City) (42-24), #216 Brighton (Salt Lake City) (38-28), #529 Lone Peak (Highland) (41-22), #559 Jordan (Sandy) (42-28)
2013 Opponents W-L: 88-47
Recent State Championships: 2008, 2007
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 4), 2008 (5A Region 2), 2007 (5A Region 2), 2006 (5A Region 2), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 2), 2003 (Region 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Pleasant Grove, 8/29 at Lone Peak (Highland), 9/5 at Timpview (Provo), 9/13 at Bellevue (WA), 9/19 at Taylorsville, 9/26 at Jordan (Sandy), 10/3 at Bingham (South Jordan), 10/10 Copper Hills (West Jordan), 10/15 West Jordan, 10/23 Brighton (Salt Lake City)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bellevue (WA) (67.6), Bingham (South Jordan) (67.5), Timpview (Provo) (64.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Copper Hills (West Jordan) (4.5), West Jordan (7.6), Taylorsville (18.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.9 (36.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 40.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #100
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%