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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Kelley Moore
League: 4A Southwest
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2019 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jaelon Richardson 6'0" 165 Junior 4.5
Wyatt Gates 5'10" 205 Senior 4.9
D'mari Johnson 6'5" 250 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Chemistry, Strength
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 3
2019 National Rank: #5842
2019 State Rank: #81
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -9.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -4
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -17.1
2020 National Rank*: #7996
2020 State Rank*: #100
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 8.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6414
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 25.7
Dynasty Record: 110-77 (51-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 6-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 29.2
2019 Points Against Average: 25.7
2019 Differential: +3.5
2019 Wins: #5655 Greenway (Phoenix) (14-13), #7539 Estrella Foothills (Goodyear) (38-19), #8995 Williams [Lee] (Kingman) (22-18), #9904 Amphitheater (Tucson) (52-20), #11004 Youngker (Buckeye) (40-12), #12325 Yuma (75-7)
2019 Losses: #1775 Mesquite (Gilbert) (55-32), #2976 Kailua (HI) (58-6), #3118 Gila Ridge (Yuma) (14-13), #4109 Peoria (41-0)
2019 Opponents W-L: 61-49
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2008 (4A Skyline), 2007 (4A Skyline), 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Skyline)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/25/19 Youngker (Buckeye) (40-12), 11/1/19 Estrella Foothills (Goodyear) (38-19)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/2 at Arcadia (Phoenix), 10/9 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek), 10/16 at Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City), 10/23 at Deer Valley (Glendale), 10/30 at Estrella Foothills (Goodyear), 11/6 Moon Valley (Phoenix), 11/13 vs Tempe, 11/19 vs Youngker (Buckeye)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (15.5), Tempe (-6), Deer Valley (Glendale) (-11.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Youngker (Buckeye) (-39.2), Moon Valley (Phoenix) (-32.4), Estrella Foothills (Goodyear) (-17)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.7
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -15.3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -14.6
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #106
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7097
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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