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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Kelley Moore
League: 4A Southwest
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Angel Gordillo 6'2" 275 Senior OL/DE 5.3
J.C. Perez 5'9" 155 QB 4.8
Jevon Sheron 5'8" 150 Senior CB/FS 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Chemistry, Exceptional Work-Ethic, Unselfishness
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 15.5
2016 National Rank: #3961
2016 State Rank: #67
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 18
2017 National Rank: #3383
2017 State Rank: #50
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5799
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 93-62 (43-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 36.9
2016 Points Against Average: 23.6
2016 Differential: +13.3
2016 Wins: #5251 Tempe (28-20), #7279 Estrella Foothills (Goodyear) (42-14), #7692 Coronado (Scottsdale) (54-34), #9814 Youngker (Buckeye) (33-12), #11317 Mohave (Bullhead City) (47-20), #11756 Gila Ridge (Yuma) (45-12), #11888 Washington (Phoenix) (46-0), #12149 Yuma (42-14)
2016 Losses: #665 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (49-0), #1725 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (41-36), #2530 Peoria (44-33)
2016 Opponents W-L: 48-69
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2008 (4A Skyline), 2007 (4A Skyline), 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Skyline)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Kailua (HI), 8/25 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 9/1 Tempe, 9/8 Coronado (Scottsdale), 9/15 at Peoria, 9/22 Washington (Phoenix), 9/29 Yuma, 10/6 at Gila Ridge (Yuma), 10/13 at Mohave (Bullhead City), 10/20 at Youngker (Buckeye), 10/27 Estrella Foothills (Goodyear)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (34.3), Peoria (26.2), Kailua (HI) (19.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Gila Ridge (Yuma) (-23.3), Mohave (Bullhead City) (-22.1), Yuma (-21.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6 (5.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #115
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8081
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%