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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Gold/Blue/White
Coach: Cole Simpson
League: 2A Conference 37
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Khalil Witcher-Haymon 5'10" 225 Senior DE 5.0
Jason Trent 5'11" 175 Senior LB 4.7
Austin Kuhn 6'0" 190 Senior LB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Both Starting RBs/ILBs Return, Strong Senior Class With Great Leadership, Running Game/Stopping Run
Team Weaknesses: New Starting QB, Lost Top WR

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -8.4
2014 National Rank: #9867
2014 State Rank: #258
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2015 Starting Power Rating: -10.9
2015 National Rank: #10281
2015 State Rank: #268
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 25.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1338
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 36.7
Dynasty Record: 126-28 (44-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 1-9
2014 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (6th)
2014 Points For Average: 12.1
2014 Points Against Average: 26.1
2014 Differential: -14
2014 Wins: #12700 Nelson County (Lovingston) (35-0)
2014 Losses: #1121 Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (38-0), #3823 Heritage (Lynchburg) (49-14), #4031 Brookville (Lynchburg) (27-12), #4459 Blacksburg (28-0), #4737 Tunstall (Dry Fork) (17-0), #6304 Appomattox County (Appomattox) (14-7), #6433 Dan River (Ringgold) (28-19), #8072 Campbell [William] (Naruna) (29-14), #9092 Chatham (31-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 69-45
Recent State Championships: 2011 (2), 2008 (2), 2007 (2), 2004 (3), 2003 (3)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (A Dogwood), 2009 (tied for 1st; A Dogwood), 2007 (Dogwood A), 2005 (Dogwood A), 2004 (Dogwood AA), 2003 (Dogwood AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Randolph-Henry (Charlotte Court House), 9/4 Tunstall (Dry Fork), 9/11 at Brookville (Lynchburg), 9/18 Heritage (Lynchburg), 9/25 Chatham, 10/2 at Appomattox County (Appomattox), 10/9 at Campbell [William] (Naruna), 10/23 Dan River (Ringgold), 10/30 at Altavista Combined School (Altavista), 11/6 Nelson County (Lovingston)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (31.5), Heritage (Lynchburg) (14.8), Brookville (Lynchburg) (13.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Nelson County (Lovingston) (-18.6), Randolph-Henry (Charlotte Court House) (-14.7), Chatham (-2.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #202
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6241
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%