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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Gold/Blue/White
Coach: Cole Simpson
League: Dogwood
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

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

TOP PLAYERS
Daelyn Miller 5'10" 190 Senior 4.62
Jorden Berger 6'1" 195 Senior 4.6
Corlyn Witcher 6'2" 215 Senior 4.89

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience, Have 2 RBs With Size/Speed, DB Coverage/Tackling
Team Weaknesses: DL/LB Inexperience, OL Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 14.6
2018 National Rank: #3395
2018 State Rank: #74
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 3.7
2019 National Rank: #2650
2019 State Rank: #62
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 20.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3262
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.5
Dynasty Record: 151-47 (57-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 40.9
2018 Points Against Average: 6.1
2018 Differential: +34.8
2018 Wins: #6899 Tunstall (Dry Fork) (48-7), #6940 James River (Buchanan) (35-2), #7809 Campbell [William] (Naruna) (48-6), #9172 Dan River (Ringgold) (35-0), #9823 Nottoway (42-7), #10596 Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (71-0), #10596 Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (62-0), #12062 Brunswick (Lawrenceville) (60-0), #12624 Chatham (70-0)
2018 Losses: #2411 Radford (7-6), #2411 Radford (20-7), #2534 Appomattox County (Appomattox) (24-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 77-64
Recent State Championships: 2011 (2), 2008 (2), 2007 (2), 2004 (3), 2003 (3)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (A Dogwood), 2009 (tied for 1st; A Dogwood), 2007 (Dogwood A), 2005 (Dogwood A), 2004 (Dogwood AA), 2003 (Dogwood AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/29 at Brunswick (Lawrenceville), 9/6 Tunstall (Dry Fork), 9/20 at Radford, 9/27 Campbell [William] (Naruna), 10/4 at Nelson County (Lovingston), 10/11 Appomattox County (Appomattox), 10/18 at Altavista Combined School (Altavista), 10/25 Jefferson [Thomas] (Richmond), 11/1 Dan River (Ringgold), 11/8 at Chatham
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Radford (14), Appomattox County (Appomattox) (3.6), Campbell [William] (Naruna) (-14.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Nelson County (Lovingston) (-47.9), Brunswick (Lawrenceville) (-45.7), Chatham (-41.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.7 (-3.9 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #227
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8255
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%