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GENERAL
Nickname: Blackhawks
Colors: Crimson/Navy/White
Coach: Dan Armstrong
League: Desert Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Eastern (IX)
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Michael Avina 5'11" 195 Junior QB 4.90
Chris Rom Toribio 5'9" 160 Senior RB 4.40
Omar Valenzuela 5'10" 200 Senior LB 4.80

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Ben Simonds 6'2" 240 Senior OL [Fresno State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Offense, OL
Team Weaknesses: RB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 21.9
2013 National Rank: #3053
2013 State Rank: #250
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 21.7
2014 National Rank: #2813
2014 State Rank: #238
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2519
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.1
Dynasty Record: 79-50 [78-51 on the field] (46-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 34.2
2013 Points Against Average: 19.9
2013 Differential: +14.3
2013 Wins: #2306 Eisenhower (Rialto) (24-21), #4185 Arlington (Riverside) (27-7), #4234 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore) (forfeit), #4646 Palm Springs (19-6), #5726 Palm Desert (34-30), #6048 North [John W.] (Riverside) (49-7), #8222 Chaffey (Ontario) (35-6), #9799 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (56-0), #13034 Indio (77-14)
2013 Losses: #514 Heritage (Romoland) (42-12), #846 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale) (51-29), #4828 Cathedral City (35-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 64-64
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Heritage (Romoland), 9/5 at Eisenhower (Rialto), 9/12 North [John W.] (Riverside), 9/19 Temescal Canyon (Lake Elsinore), 9/26 at Palm Desert, 10/3 Indio, 10/10 at Cathedral City, 10/17 Palm Springs, 10/24 at Coachella Valley (Thermal), 10/31 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Heritage (Romoland) (38.1), Eisenhower (Rialto) (19.6), Cathedral City (16.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Indio (-27.5), Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (-6), North [John W.] (Riverside) (-1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5 (14 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #438
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5306
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%