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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Green/Blue/Gold
Coach: Heath Gilbert
League: Northwestern
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 5-2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Scott 6'2" 190 QB
Quietin Diggs 5'10" 185 RB
Louie Garcia 5'10" 160 WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, Have 4 OL With Starting Experience, Nearly Entire Perimeter Defense Returns
Team Weaknesses: Lines, Must Improve Ability To Stop Run

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -20.9
2016 National Rank: #11728
2016 State Rank: #276
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: -15.4
2017 National Rank: #10690
2017 State Rank: #254
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 4.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6772
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.8
Dynasty Record: 51-56 (20-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 18.1
2016 Points Against Average: 42.4
2016 Differential: -24.3
2016 Wins: #9914 Handley [John] (Winchester) (33-27), #12432 Broadway (45-21)
2016 Losses: #2152 Millbrook (Winchester) (66-28), #3866 Sherando (Stephens City) (76-13), #4676 Brentsville District (Nokesville) (49-0), #5210 Champe [John] (Aldie) (42-0), #7253 Central (Woodstock) (34-13), #10895 Manassas Park (55-35), #11133 Warren County (Front Royal) (28-14), #11317 Wood [James] (Winchester) (26-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 51-57
Recent League Championships: 2012 (AA Northwestern), 2011 (tied for 1st; AA Northwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Central (Woodstock), 9/1 Broadway, 9/8 Wood [James] (Winchester), 9/16 at Handley [John] (Winchester), 9/29 Strasburg, 10/6 at Culpeper County (Culpeper), 10/13 at Manassas Park, 10/20 Monroe [William] (Stanardsville), 10/27 at Brentsville District (Nokesville), 11/3 Warren County (Front Royal)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Woodstock) (5.1), Brentsville District (Nokesville) (3.1), Handley [John] (Winchester) (-3.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Broadway (-31.8), Warren County (Front Royal) (-21), Wood [James] (Winchester) (-20.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #257
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10492
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 11th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%