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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Levi Wesche
League: AA - Eastern (moving from AA)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
McCade O'Reilly 6'1" 210 Senior RB/ILB 4.7
Kenneth Eiden IV 6'1" 235 Junior FB/DE 4.75
Tom Walkup 6'1" 285 Senior G/DT 5.3

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ryan Lonergan 6'4" 205 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returners, RB Depth, Many Impact Defensive Players Return
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience, Replacing Top 2 WRs

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 12
2018 National Rank: #3846
2018 State Rank: #12
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2019 Starting Power Rating: -5.2
2019 National Rank: #4148
2019 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 19.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3414
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.7
Dynasty Record: 114-67 (99-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 11-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 10-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 44.3
2018 Points Against Average: 21.4
2018 Differential: +22.9
2018 Wins: #3086 Billings West (Billings) (37-33), #4914 Flathead (Kalispell) (49-34), #6289 Helena (42-22), #8276 Billings (36-29), #8364 Butte (48-16), #8669 Glacier (Kalispell) (38-22), #8930 Great Falls (52-19), #8930 Great Falls (49-21), #11044 Big Sky (Missoula) (45-14), #11989 Hellgate (Missoula) (49-6), #13271 Skyview (Billings) (69-20)
2018 Losses: #4914 Flathead (Kalispell) (21-17)
2018 Opponents W-L: 69-67
Recent State Championships: 2015, 2013, 2010
Recent League Championships: 2018 (AA), 2015 (tied for 1st; AA), 2013 (AA), 2010 (AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 vs Flathead (Kalispell), 9/6 Big Sky (Missoula), 9/13 Billings, 9/19 vs Skyview (Billings), 9/27 Great Falls, 10/4 vs Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls), 10/11 Belgrade, 10/25 Billings West (Billings)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Billings West (Billings) (8), Belgrade (-16), Flathead (Kalispell) (-18.4)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Skyview (Billings) (-61.2), Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (-46.6), Great Falls (-35.1)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.3 (-8.1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.4
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #55
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10531
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%