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GENERAL
Nickname: C-Hawks
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rich Lundstrom
League: Dakota 12
Playoff Division: 11B
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Ablett 6'0.5" 185 Senior RB/DB
Aaron VanVoorst 6'3" 260 Senior T/NG 6.0
Anders Peterson 6'3" 180 Senior QB/CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 39.2
2013 National Rank: #840
2013 State Rank: #2
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 31.1
2014 National Rank: #1424
2014 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3793
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20
Dynasty Record: 62-47 (23-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 35.6
2013 Points Against Average: 9.2
2013 Differential: +26.4
2013 Wins: #1542 Winner (19-7), #1777 Parkston (20-14), #1823 West Central (Hartford) (23-0), #4156 Roncalli (Aberdeen) (34-13), #4411 Bon Homme (Tyndall) (36-21), #5815 Wagner (50-20), #5970 Tri-Valley (Colton) (38-0), #7139 Beresford (41-14), #8327 Flandreau (48-0), #8492 McCook Central/Montrose (Salem) (50-0), #12349 Elk Point-Jefferson (Elk Point) (54-0)
2013 Losses: #1777 Parkston (21-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 74-45
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2006 (11A)
Recent League Championships: 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Bon Homme (Tyndall), 9/5 Parkston, 9/12 at Beresford, 9/26 at Tri-Valley (Colton), 10/3 West Central (Hartford), 10/10 at Elk Point-Jefferson (Elk Point), 10/17 at Wagner, 10/23 Flandreau
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Parkston (32.2), West Central (Hartford) (31.4), Bon Homme (Tyndall) (13.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Elk Point-Jefferson (Elk Point) (-23.1), Flandreau (-7.3), Beresford (3.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4 (14.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5108
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 38%