Hickory Hawks (Hickory, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Gray/Green/White
Coach: Jim Ruark
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -4.4
2016 National Rank: #8550
2016 State Rank: #245
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9
2017 Starting Power Rating: -5.5
2017 National Rank: #8687
2017 State Rank: #257
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -9.4
Dynasty National Rank: #11014
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 23-13 (7-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-4
2016 League Record/Finish:  
2016 Points For Average: 32.2
2016 Points Against Average: 19.2
2016 Differential: +13
2016 Wins: Evangel Christian (Alabaster, AL) (35-14), #7191 Central Virginia Disciples HomeSchool (Richmond, VA) (26-0), #10694 Kingdom Prep (Auburndale, FL) (30-6), #10832 Carolina Pride (Charlotte) (34-20), #11133 Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Rabun Gap, GA) (28-13), #12335 Victory Christian Center (Charlotte) (54-18), #13386 New Covenant Christian (Charlotte) (51-0), #14399 Carolina Gladiators (Asheville) (64-12), #14456 Christ the King (Huntersville) (68-6)
2016 Losses: #2254 Davidson Day (Davidson) (55-6), #3206 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (45-8), #5823 North Brunswick (Leland) (28-6), #9189 St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville, SC) (33-8)
2016 Opponents W-L: 50-73
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 8
Streak List: 9/30/16 Carolina Pride (Charlotte) (34-20), 10/7/16 Victory Christian Center (Charlotte) (54-18), 10/15/16 Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Rabun Gap, GA) (28-13), 10/21/16 Christ the King (Huntersville) (68-6), 10/29/16 Central Virginia Disciples HomeSchool (Richmond, VA) (26-0), 11/4/16 New Covenant Christian (Charlotte) (51-0), 11/9/16 Triumph Christian Academy (Auburndale, FL) (30-6), 11/11/16 Evangel Christian (Alabaster, AL) (35-14)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at West Iredell (Statesville), 8/25 at St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville, SC), 9/1 Northside Christian Academy (Charlotte), 9/8 at Carolina Gladiators (Asheville), 9/15 Central Virginia Disciples HomeSchool (Richmond, VA), 9/29 Carolina Pride (Charlotte), 10/6 at Southside Christian (Simpsonville, SC), 10/13 Robbinsville, 10/20 at Charlotte Country Day (Charlotte), 10/27 at Victory Christian Center (Charlotte), 11/3 Oceanside Collegiate Academy (Mt. Pleasant, SC), 11/3 Swain County (Bryson City)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Charlotte Country Day (Charlotte) (22.8), Swain County (Bryson City) (4.6), Southside Christian (Simpsonville, SC) (-0.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Carolina Gladiators (Asheville) (-59.6), Carolina Pride (Charlotte) (-25.6), Victory Christian Center (Charlotte) (-25)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #334
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10846
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-5
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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