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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Justin Dixson
League: Mid-State
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tommy Stevens 6'4" 190 Senior QB/P [Indiana]
Dakota Sidwell 5'10" 190 Senior RB
Ryker Stout 6'1" 175 Senior WR

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Lukayus McNeil 6'7" 270 Senior OL [Louisville]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 26.2
2013 National Rank: #2339
2013 State Rank: #48
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 25.4
2014 National Rank: #2218
2014 State Rank: #50
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 21.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2075
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 61-55 (44-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 46.5
2013 Points Against Average: 39.4
2013 Differential: +7.1
2013 Wins: #2393 Martinsville (64-40), #3963 Franklin (29-7), #4633 Plainfield (48-28), #4798 Greenwood (40-19), #8458 Mooresville (55-14)
2013 Losses: #155 Indianapolis Cathedral (Indianapolis) (54-26), #1277 Whiteland (50-47), #1303 Roncalli (Indianapolis) (41-28), #2504 Perry Meridian (Indianapolis) (83-78), #2909 Franklin Central (Indianapolis) (58-50)
2013 Opponents W-L: 58-52
Recent League Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Perry Meridian (Indianapolis) (41-21)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Franklin Central (Indianapolis), 8/29 at Perry Meridian (Indianapolis), 9/5 Whiteland, 9/12 at Martinsville, 9/19 Mooresville, 9/26 at Plainfield, 10/3 Greenwood, 10/10 at Roncalli (Indianapolis), 10/17 at Franklin
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Whiteland (31.8), Roncalli (Indianapolis) (30.6), Martinsville (23.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mooresville (-5.3), Plainfield (10.6), Greenwood (13.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.6 (27.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #45
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2444
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%