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GENERAL
Nickname: Nighthawks
Colors: Navy/Green
Coach: Patrick Coleman
League: Avocado - East
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2014 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Zachary Zachilli 6'3" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.1
Scott McKirdy 6'0" 220 Junior TE/LB 5.0
Grayson Farnham 6'1" 170 Senior P/K 4.8

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Quenton Meeks 6'2" 195 Senior DB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Experience
Team Weaknesses: Young, New Starters At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 11.9
2014 National Rank: #5141
2014 State Rank: #348
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -1.8
2015 National Rank: #8265
2015 State Rank: #558
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 7.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5844
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9
Dynasty Record: 22-33 (7-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2014 Points For Average: 26
2014 Points Against Average: 28.8
2014 Differential: -2.8
2014 Wins: #4621 Fallbrook (29-21), #5483 Westview (San Diego) (41-21), #8390 Rancho Buena Vista (Vista) (20-17), #10590 Horizon (San Diego) (56-6), #14212 Escondido Charter (Escondido) (41-0)
2014 Losses: #367 Mission Hills (San Marcos) (54-7), #965 Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) (31-0), #2027 Vista (48-0), #2256 San Marcos (42-31), #3920 Mt. Carmel (San Diego) (39-33), #3920 Mt. Carmel (San Diego) (38-28)
2014 Opponents W-L: 65-61
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 University City (San Diego), 9/4 at Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), 9/11 Westview (San Diego), 9/18 at Mt. Carmel (San Diego), 9/25 Escondido Charter (Escondido), 10/9 at Vista, 10/16 San Marcos, 10/23 Mission Hills (San Marcos), 10/30 at Rancho Buena Vista (Vista), 11/6 at Fallbrook
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Mission Hills (San Marcos) (47.1), Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) (32.9), San Marcos (28.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Escondido Charter (Escondido) (-38.4), University City (San Diego) (-1.5), Westview (San Diego) (4.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.7 (13.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #268
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3488
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%