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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Rick Hummer
League: Wyoming Valley 3A-A (moving from Wyoming Valley 3)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #80

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Connor Hummer 6'2" 215 Junior ILB
Justin Stefanowicz 5'10" 215 Senior ILB
Joseph Curcio 6'1" 195 Junior ATH

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: New Coach/Learning New Systems

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -31.7
2018 National Rank: #12378
2018 State Rank: #515
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -44.5
2019 National Rank: #11990
2019 State Rank: #504
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -2.5
Dynasty National Rank: #9822
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 42
Dynasty Record: 74-97 (48-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 3-8
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2018 Points For Average: 12.2
2018 Points Against Average: 34.9
2018 Differential: -22.7
2018 Wins: #11296 Northwest Area (Shickshinny) (37-36), #12853 GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre) (21-13), #14148 Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (41-12)
2018 Losses: #3711 Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville) (35-6), #5136 Wyoming Area (Exeter) (44-0), #5136 Wyoming Area (Exeter) (56-7), #7493 Lake-Lehman (Lehman) (42-0), #8705 Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke) (43-10), #10088 Meyers [Elmer L.] (Wilkes-Barre) (23-6), #10821 Athens (38-6), #10867 Riverside (Taylor) (42-0)
2018 Opponents W-L: 70-56
Recent League Championships: 2005 (Wyoming Valley 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Athens, 8/30 Old Forge, 9/6 Lake-Lehman (Lehman), 9/13 Riverside (Taylor), 9/20 Western Wayne (Lake Ariel), 9/27 Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre), 10/4 Northwest Area (Shickshinny), 10/11 Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville), 10/18 Wyoming Area (Exeter), 10/25 Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Wyoming Area (Exeter) (-0.7), Western Wayne (Lake Ariel) (-9), Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville) (-11.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (-67.9), Northwest Area (Shickshinny) (-47.3), Athens (-41.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14 (-13.1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #402
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9811
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%