GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Vegas Gold/Black
Coach: Chance Tapia
League: Golden
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 10
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Christian Roland-Wallace 6'0" 190 Senior WR/DB 4.5
Demetrius Freeman 5'11" 175 Senior QB/DB 4.6
Luis Mercado 6'3" 275 Senior OL/DL 5.2
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Solomon Byrd 6'4" 220 Senior SDE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 11
2017 National Rank: #4472
2017 State Rank: #345
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: 5.3
2018 National Rank: #2701
2018 State Rank: #217
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 0.9
Dynasty National Rank: #9056
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 50-85-1 (37-52 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 40.2
2017 Points Against Average: 21.1
2017 Differential: +19.1
2017 Wins: #7307 Highland (Palmdale) (24-17), #7552 Barstow (42-24), #9349 Lancaster (48-6), #11458 Eastside (Lancaster) (54-7), #11585 Granite Hills (Apple Valley) (54-0), #12105 Littlerock (55-16), #12258 California City (49-0)
2017 Losses: #639 Quartz Hill (41-21), #918 Antelope Valley (Lancaster) (49-28), #2472 Palmdale (51-27)
2017 Opponents W-L: 49-62
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita), 8/31 at Burroughs (Ridgecrest), 9/7 Paloma Valley (Menifee), 9/14 at Quartz Hill, 9/21 Lancaster, 9/28 at Littlerock, 10/5 Eastside (Lancaster), 10/12 Antelope Valley (Lancaster), 10/19 at Highland (Palmdale), 10/26 Palmdale
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Antelope Valley (Lancaster) (36.5), Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita) (20.1), Paloma Valley (Menifee) (20.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Eastside (Lancaster) (-51.3), Littlerock (-47.8), Lancaster (-33)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #282
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3444
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%