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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Green/Blue/Gold
Coach: Heath Gilbert
League: Northwestern
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #44

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Caleb Reedy 6'1" 185 Senior WR/S
Marcel Roy 6'1" 260 Senior OL/DL
David Carter 6'1" 190 Junior RB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, First-Team All-Region TE Is Back
Team Weaknesses: All Top Skill Position Players Graduated, Lost Prolific QB To Graduation

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -16.1
2017 National Rank: #10388
2017 State Rank: #256
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
2018 Starting Power Rating: -35.6
2018 National Rank: #11006
2018 State Rank: #270
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 0.4
Dynasty National Rank: #9189
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 36
Dynasty Record: 55-63 (22-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 9th)
2017 Points For Average: 22.3
2017 Points Against Average: 27.5
2017 Differential: -5.2
2017 Wins: #9933 Strasburg (28-26), #11656 Broadway (32-22), #12099 Monroe [William] (Stanardsville) (41-25), #12706 Manassas Park (37-12)
2017 Losses: #2879 Central (Woodstock) (48-13), #6657 Handley [John] (Winchester) (40-0), #7418 Warren County (Front Royal) (22-21), #7418 Warren County (Front Royal) (31-14), #7895 Culpeper County (Culpeper) (27-16), #9311 Brentsville District (Nokesville) (22-21), #9600 Wood [James] (Winchester) (28-22)
2017 Opponents W-L: 51-70
Recent League Championships: 2012 (AA Northwestern), 2011 (tied for 1st; AA Northwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Central (Woodstock), 9/1 at Broadway, 9/8 at Wood [James] (Winchester), 9/13 Handley [John] (Winchester), 9/28 at Strasburg, 10/5 Culpeper County (Culpeper), 10/19 at Monroe [William] (Stanardsville), 10/26 Brentsville District (Nokesville), 11/2 at Warren County (Front Royal)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Woodstock) (12.6), Handley [John] (Winchester) (-9.7), Culpeper County (Culpeper) (-12)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Monroe [William] (Stanardsville) (-34.9), Broadway (-31.7), Wood [James] (Winchester) (-27)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.4 (-4.7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #216
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8002
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2018 Projected League Finish: 12th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%