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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Gold/Blue/White
Coach: Cole Simpson
League: Dogwood (moving from 2A Conference 37)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ray Inge 5'11" 160 Senior RB 4.6
Malik Stone 5'7" 160 Senior WR 4.7
Janathean Ferguson 6'3" 245 Senior FB 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 OL Returners, TB, FB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB/LB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 7.6
2015 National Rank: #6137
2015 State Rank: #162
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 6.1
2016 National Rank: #6355
2016 State Rank: #165
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 24.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1591
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.3
Dynasty Record: 131-34 (46-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 23.5
2015 Points Against Average: 24.5
2015 Differential: -1
2015 Wins: #6828 Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (26-18), #9481 Randolph-Henry (Charlotte Court House) (40-8), #9639 Chatham (46-0), #9968 Tunstall (Dry Fork) (37-13), #12485 Nelson County (Lovingston) (42-0)
2015 Losses: #492 Appomattox County (Appomattox) (34-0), #1509 Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia) (42-7), #2002 Brookville (Lynchburg) (42-0), #3244 Dan River (Ringgold) (28-26), #3824 Heritage (Lynchburg) (49-7), #5723 Campbell [William] (Naruna) (35-28)
2015 Opponents W-L: 71-56
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 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Randolph-Henry (Charlotte Court House), 9/2 at Tunstall (Dry Fork), 9/9 Brookville (Lynchburg), 9/16 at Heritage (Lynchburg), 9/23 Chatham, 9/30 at Appomattox County (Appomattox), 10/7 Campbell [William] (Naruna), 10/21 at Dan River (Ringgold), 10/28 Altavista Combined School (Altavista), 11/4 at Nelson County (Lovingston)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Appomattox County (Appomattox) (48.5), Brookville (Lynchburg) (25.3), Heritage (Lynchburg) (19.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Nelson County (Lovingston) (-30.7), Chatham (-15.4), Randolph-Henry (Charlotte Court House) (-10.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1 (12.6 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #200
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5982
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%