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GENERAL
Nickname: Blackhawks
Colors: Crimson/Navy/White
Coach: Dan Armstrong
League: Desert Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 5
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Benji Cordova 5'9" 175 Senior TB/LB 4.6
Justin Anderson 5'9" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.5
Ricky Vargas 5'11" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 15 Returning Starters, Almost Every Skill Position Player Returns
Team Weaknesses: Have To Fill 3 OL Spots

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 21.1
2015 National Rank: #3272
2015 State Rank: #236
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 25.6
2016 National Rank: #2372
2016 State Rank: #175
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 19.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2419
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.9
Dynasty Record: 95-60 (56-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 24.1
2015 Points Against Average: 26.5
2015 Differential: -2.4
2015 Wins: #3624 Norte Vista (Riverside) (19-17), #5367 Burroughs (Ridgecrest) (55-26), #7184 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (47-32), #8999 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (23-14), #11207 Cathedral City (35-0), #11899 Indio (54-6)
2015 Losses: #536 St. Bonaventure (Ventura) (41-0), #572 Heritage (Romoland) (34-16), #723 Villa Park (35-10), #1256 Oak Hills (Hesperia) (33-21), #1591 Palm Springs (42-6), #2730 Palm Desert (27-20), #3467 Chaparral (Temecula) (37-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 87-65
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Villa Park, 9/9 Rancho Mirage, 9/16 vs St. Bonaventure (Ventura), 9/23 at Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale), 9/30 at Palm Springs, 10/7 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert), 10/13 Shadow Hills (Indio), 10/21 at Palm Desert, 10/27 at Indio, 11/4 Cathedral City
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Bonaventure (Ventura) (50.7), Villa Park (45.9), Palm Springs (21.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Indio (-29.6), Cathedral City (-5.5), Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (-2.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9 (18.9 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #265
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3619
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%