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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Mike Maceranka
League: Sea View
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 8
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Logan Montgomery 5'11" 175 Senior WR/S 4.47
Branson Weems 6'2" 190 Senior RB/S 4.68
Matt Davisson 6'2" 225 Senior LB/TE 4.95

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 OL Return, Senior-Laden Team With Many Returning All-League Players, Solid Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Learning New Schemes/New Coaching Staff, Must Replace 3 DL Starters, Lost 2-Year Starting QB To Graduation

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 17.1
2015 National Rank: #4031
2015 State Rank: #292
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 20.6
2016 National Rank: #3163
2016 State Rank: #233
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 16.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3139
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.1
Dynasty Record: 83-56-1 [84-55-1 on the field] (31-23-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 22.3
2015 Points Against Average: 23.7
2015 Differential: -1.4
2015 Wins: #5317 Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) (35-29), #6381 Woodbridge (Irvine) (42-20), #6381 Woodbridge (Irvine) (13-10), #6885 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) (31-17), #8557 Inglewood (41-12), #9860 Adelanto (35-21), #9988 Irvine (14-7), #10314 Northwood (Irvine) (21-0)
2015 Losses: #188 La Habra (42-14), #527 San Clemente (59-0), #1359 Valencia (Placentia) (35-0), #4775 Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) (32-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 66-68
Recent Section Championships: 2008 (Southern (IX))
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009 (Pacific Coast), 2008 (Pacific Coast), 2007 (tied for 1st; Pacific Coast), 2006 (Pacific Coast), 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at University (Irvine), 9/9 vs Northwood (Irvine), 9/16 vs Woodbridge (Irvine), 9/23 Irvine, 9/30 Garden Grove, 10/7 Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo), 10/14 Dana Hills (Dana Point), 10/21 Templeton, 10/28 at El Toro (Lake Forest), 11/4 at Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: El Toro (Lake Forest) (43.6), Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) (12.2), Garden Grove (11.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Northwood (Irvine) (-15.9), Irvine (-13.6), Templeton (-7.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5 (15.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #449
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6588
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%