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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Mike Maceranka
League: Sea View
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 8
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2016 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ross Leigber 6'0" 175 Senior QB 4.75
Nolan Hegidius 6'5" 265 Junior T
Mark Zuvich 6'2" 265 Senior C/DE

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Logan Montgomery 6'0" 175 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Strength/Size/Physicality
Team Weaknesses: New Backfield/Secondary Starters

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 2.3
2016 National Rank: #6839
2016 State Rank: #492
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2017 Starting Power Rating: -4.8
2017 National Rank: #8528
2017 State Rank: #600
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3384
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.4
Dynasty Record: 89-61-1 [90-60-1 on the field] (33-25-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 25.5
2016 Points Against Average: 24.3
2016 Differential: +1.2
2016 Wins: #6409 Woodbridge (Irvine) (28-27), #7946 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) (22-21), #8839 Templeton (41-28), #10011 Dana Hills (Dana Point) (46-27), #10791 Irvine (40-5), #10961 Northwood (Irvine) (37-16)
2016 Losses: #993 Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) (40-3), #3325 El Toro (Lake Forest) (42-21), #5676 Garden Grove (34-24), #5676 Garden Grove (20-13), #6528 University (Irvine) (7-6)
2016 Opponents W-L: 56-64-1
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 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Hillsdale (San Mateo), 9/1 University (Irvine), 9/8 Northwood (Irvine), 9/15 Woodbridge (Irvine), 9/22 at Irvine, 9/29 at Garden Grove, 10/6 at Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo), 10/13 at Dana Hills (Dana Point), 10/27 El Toro (Lake Forest), 11/3 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) (37.5), El Toro (Lake Forest) (21.4), Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo) (8.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Irvine (-18), Northwood (Irvine) (-17.6), Dana Hills (Dana Point) (-5.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1 (4.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #435
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6375
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%