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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Navy/Silver/White
Coach: Steve Schultz
League: 2A South Puget Sound - Sound
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 0
2016 JV Record: 6-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Herbert Polu 6'3" 245 Junior OL
Mika Faiatu 6'2" 235 OL

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kelle Sanders 6'5" 215 Senior WDE
Tre Dorfner 6'0" 170 Senior WR
Ryan Blash 6'0" 180 Senior S
Josh Braverman 6'2" 175 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work-Ethic, Attitude
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 21.3
2016 National Rank: #2931
2016 State Rank: #39
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -14.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 4.6
2017 National Rank: #6229
2017 State Rank: #101
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4849
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 69-67 (45-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 40.5
2016 Points Against Average: 16.7
2016 Differential: +23.8
2016 Wins: #3684 Capital (Olympia) (35-22), #4618 Steilacoom (47-27), #5503 West [W. F.] (Chehalis) (35-7), #6387 Eatonville (42-17), #8163 Orting (46-21), #9601 Lindbergh (Renton) (59-13), #11432 Renton (35-14), #12796 Highline (Burien) (55-8), #13563 Clover Park (Lakewood) (50-6)
2016 Losses: #1939 Liberty (Renton) (21-14), #4349 Pierce [Franklin] (Tacoma) (28-27)
2016 Opponents W-L: 67-49
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (2A South Puget Sound), 2014 (tied for 1st; 2A South Puget Sound)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Capital (Olympia), 9/8 at Steilacoom, 9/15 at Orting, 9/22 at Renton, 9/29 Highline (Burien), 10/6 at Eatonville, 10/13 at Clover Park (Lakewood)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Capital (Olympia) (14.5), Steilacoom (7.4), Eatonville (-9.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Clover Park (Lakewood) (-30.4), Highline (Burien) (-25.7), Renton (-23.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.5 (3.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #196
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10902
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%