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GENERAL
Nickname: C-Hawks
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rich Lundstrom
League: Dakota 12 (moving from Big East)
Playoff Division: 11A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kayden Verley 6'0" 190 Senior 4.5
Shaeden Scheidt 6'0" 190 Senior 4.9
Isaac Dietzenbach 6'0" 180 Senior 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Versatility, Experience, Commitment
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 20.7
2018 National Rank: #2420
2018 State Rank: #6
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 4.8
2019 National Rank: #2485
2019 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 16
Dynasty National Rank: #4343
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.2
Dynasty Record: 90-67 (36-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 10-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 35.1
2018 Points Against Average: 13.6
2018 Differential: +21.5
2018 Wins: #1437 Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls) (29-12), #3156 Bridgewater/Emery/Ethan (Emery) (24-17), #4236 Beresford (28-14), #7870 Sioux Valley (Volga) (54-14), #7870 Sioux Valley (Volga) (35-6), #8135 Lennox (35-18), #8186 Roncalli (Aberdeen) (40-7), #8186 Roncalli (Aberdeen) (50-6), #10277 Chamberlain (23-6), #13212 Wagner (48-12)
2018 Losses: #1437 Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls) (38-20)
2018 Opponents W-L: 62-46
Recent State Championships: 2013 (11B), 2006
Recent League Championships: 2018 (Big East), 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Tea, 9/6 Madison, 9/13 at Pine Ridge, 9/20 Huron, 9/27 Lennox, 10/4 vs Todd County (Mission), 10/11 at Tri-Valley (Colton), 10/18 Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls), 10/25 at West Central (Hartford)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls) (10.3), Tea (9.8), Madison (-4.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Pine Ridge (-68.7), Todd County (Mission) (-53.1), Tri-Valley (Colton) (-42)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 (0.4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.6
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8192
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%