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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Kelley Moore
League: 4A Southwest (moving from III Section V)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2015 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ethan Allen 6'3" 280 Senior OL/DL 5.7
Travis Greene 6'1" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.0
Angel Gordillo 6'2" 260 Junior OL/DL 5.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Synergy, Work-Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 12.9
2015 National Rank: #4935
2015 State Rank: #78
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2016 Starting Power Rating: 4.4
2016 National Rank: #6764
2016 State Rank: #95
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 6.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6039
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 85-59 (39-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 31.7
2015 Points Against Average: 27.1
2015 Differential: +4.6
2015 Wins: #5213 Tempe (21-13), #8201 La Joya Community (Avondale) (47-18), #8571 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (33-14), #8979 Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (48-28), #9210 Youngker (Buckeye) (23-8), #11572 Copper Canyon (Glendale) (55-36), #12358 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (35-21)
2015 Losses: #376 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (49-13), #1057 Verrado (Buckeye) (42-6), #4433 Agua Fria (Avondale) (42-36)
2015 Opponents W-L: 47-61
Recent League Championships: 2008 (4A Skyline), 2007 (4A Skyline), 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Skyline)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Tempe (28-20)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 9/2 at Tempe, 9/9 at Coronado (Scottsdale), 9/16 Peoria, 9/23 at Washington (Phoenix), 9/30 at Yuma, 10/7 Gila Ridge (Yuma), 10/14 Mohave (Bullhead City), 10/21 Youngker (Buckeye), 10/28 at Estrella Foothills (Goodyear)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (48.5), Estrella Foothills (Goodyear) (15.5), Coronado (Scottsdale) (14.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Yuma (-18.4), Washington (Phoenix) (-18), Mohave (Bullhead City) (-4.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6246
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%