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GENERAL
Nickname: Nighthawks
Colors: Navy/Green
Coach: Leigh Cole
League: Palomar
Section: San Diego
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2018 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Michael Ashton 6'5" 210 Senior TE/DE 4.75
Jacob Hadzicki 6'1" 190 Senior OLB/SB 4.7
Owen Lenz 6'5" 290 Senior OL/DL 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Returns Intact, Chemistry, Hard-Working/Smart
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Record-Setting RB Out For Season

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 0.9
2018 National Rank: #6174
2018 State Rank: #437
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -19.9
2019 National Rank: #7377
2019 State Rank: #529
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 2
Dynasty National Rank: #8559
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.9
Dynasty Record: 34-64 [33-65 on the field] (10-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2018 Points For Average: 22.9
2018 Points Against Average: 29.5
2018 Differential: -6.6
2018 Wins: #5281 La Jolla (17-16), #6299 Serra (San Diego) (35-32), #6502 Westview (San Diego) (27-21), #6728 Mt. Carmel (San Diego) (35-13), #8613 Mount Miguel (Spring Valley) (42-20), #10960 Fallbrook (38-22)
2018 Losses: #1853 Poway (20-0), #1880 Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) (59-14), #2650 Vista (49-7), #5766 Scripps Ranch (San Diego) (31-7), #6299 Serra (San Diego) (41-30)
2018 Opponents W-L: 55-64
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Fallbrook, 8/30 Scripps Ranch (San Diego), 9/6 at Serra (San Diego), 9/13 at La Jolla, 9/20 Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), 10/4 at Westview (San Diego), 10/11 Vista, 10/18 Poway, 10/25 at Mt. Carmel (San Diego), 11/1 at Mount Miguel (Spring Valley)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Poway (15.3), Vista (5.2), Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) (0)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Fallbrook (-47), Mount Miguel (Spring Valley) (-14.9), Westview (San Diego) (-14.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5 (3.7 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #292
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3639
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2019 Projected League Finish: 6th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%