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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Columbia/Navy/White
Coach: Morgan Weaver
League: South Suburban - Blue
Playoff Division: none

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

TOP PLAYERS
Camron Mattox 6'3" 215 Senior DE/OL
Corey Crooms 6'0" 175 Senior WR/ATH
Nick Lindley 5'9" 160 Senior ATH

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Chemistry
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 27.6
2017 National Rank: #1792
2017 State Rank: #73
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.3
2018 Starting Power Rating: 14.8
2018 National Rank: #1492
2018 State Rank: #58
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 10.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6178
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.3
Dynasty Record: 69-80 (42-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 35.6
2017 Points Against Average: 11.3
2017 Differential: +24.3
2017 Wins: #3432 Glenwood (Chatham) (45-0), #4500 Peoria (31-12), #4780 Tinley Park (33-6), #5165 Thornton Fractional South (Lansing) (21-0), #6719 Oak Forest (13-10), #6804 Morgan Park (Chicago) (52-0), #7710 Bremen (Midlothian) (68-22), #9564 Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City) (56-27), #12008 Rich South (Richton Park) (77-0)
2017 Losses: #755 Dunlap (24-6), #855 Lemont (14-7), #5147 Shepard [Alan B.] (Palos Heights) (21-18)
2017 Opponents W-L: 70-53
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st; SICA Green), 2003 (SICA Green)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Rich Central (Olympia Fields), 8/31 at Rich South (Richton Park), 9/7 at Shepard [Alan B.] (Palos Heights), 9/14 Oak Forest, 9/21 Lemont, 9/28 at Tinley Park, 10/5 at Thornton Fractional South (Lansing), 10/12 at Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City), 10/19 Bremen (Midlothian)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lemont (18.9), Rich Central (Olympia Fields) (5.5), Thornton Fractional South (Lansing) (-9.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rich South (Richton Park) (-41.2), Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City) (-35.6), Bremen (Midlothian) (-24)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8 (14.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #261
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6485
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 32%