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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Levi Wesche
League: AA
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Lonergan 6'4" 215 Senior TE/DE 4.85
Joe Olson 6'2" 205 Senior RB/LB 4.67
Kris Brown 6'4" 210 Senior QB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Experience, Very Explosive Offensively
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Youth, Difficult Schedule

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -9.2
2017 National Rank: #9049
2017 State Rank: #30
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -22.2
2018 National Rank: #8412
2018 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 20
Dynasty National Rank: #3446
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 42.2
Dynasty Record: 103-66 (89-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-5 (8th)
2017 Points For Average: 22.1
2017 Points Against Average: 21.8
2017 Differential: +0.3
2017 Wins: #9559 Billings West (Billings) (15-14), #9756 Glacier (Kalispell) (7-6), #11047 Skyview (Billings) (42-22), #11741 Great Falls (30-0), #13681 Hellgate (Missoula) (40-7)
2017 Losses: #3668 Billings (35-25), #3668 Billings (27-11), #5430 Helena (48-28), #8847 Big Sky (Missoula) (36-31), #9392 Flathead (Kalispell) (14-7), #12335 Butte (31-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 66-53
Recent State Championships: 2015, 2013, 2010
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Hellgate (Missoula), 8/31 Billings West (Billings), 9/7 vs Glacier (Kalispell), 9/14 Butte, 9/20 at Billings, 9/28 Flathead (Kalispell), 10/5 Helena, 10/12 at Big Sky (Missoula), 10/18 at Great Falls, 10/25 vs Skyview (Billings)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Billings (-12.6), Helena (-14.8), Billings West (Billings) (-23.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hellgate (Missoula) (-56.8), Great Falls (-42.8), Skyview (Billings) (-41.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.3 (-4.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -33.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12057
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%