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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Maroon/Silver
Coach: Frank Ybarra
League: 5A Front Range (moving from 5A Mt. Elbert)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jaden Martinez 5'9" 210 Senior DL 4.8
Matt Francis 6'1" 185 Senior QB 4.9
Dadrian Paris 6'2" 185 Senior WR 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, QB, DL
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Inexperience, OL, Young Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 11.1
2017 National Rank: #4452
2017 State Rank: #42
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -5.9
2018 National Rank: #4681
2018 State Rank: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 16.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4287
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.8
Dynasty Record: 70-82 (42-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 29.8
2017 Points Against Average: 16.2
2017 Differential: +13.6
2017 Wins: #6312 Overland (Aurora) (40-0), #6387 Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (29-9), #7269 Mountain Range (Westminster) (35-0), #9578 Denver East (Denver) (39-14), #9729 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (49-14), #10639 Prairie View (Henderson) (43-7)
2017 Losses: #1691 Fairview (Boulder) (38-14), #1943 Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village) (42-21), #4874 Legacy (Broomfield) (16-7), #8167 Far Northeast Warriors (Denver) (22-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 48-56
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/28/17 Denver East (Denver) (39-14), 11/2/17 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (49-14)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/23 Fountain-Fort Carson (Fountain), 8/31 at Arvada West (Arvada), 9/7 Cherokee Trail (Aurora), 9/13 at ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch), 9/21 at Regis Jesuit (Aurora), 9/28 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins), 10/4 Fairview (Boulder), 10/12 at Poudre (Fort Collins), 10/19 at Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins), 10/26 Legacy (Broomfield)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Fairview (Boulder) (23.9), Arvada West (Arvada) (6.4), Regis Jesuit (Aurora) (3.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins) (-33.6), Rocky Mountain (Fort Collins) (-19.5), Legacy (Broomfield) (-16.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3891
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%