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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Rick Nelson
League: 5A Group 1
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2021 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
J.J. Kohl Senior QB
Jamison Patton Senior WR/DB
Joe Kingston Senior OL

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 42.9
2021 National Rank: #394
2021 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2022 Starting Power Rating: 36.5
2022 National Rank: #232
2022 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 41.5
Dynasty National Rank: #334
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5
Dynasty Record: 166-56 (76-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 10-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 36.1
2021 Points Against Average: 10.7
2021 Differential: +25.4
2021 Wins: #257 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (21-7), #936 Dowling (West Des Moines) (27-13), #1017 Valley (West Des Moines) (35-13), #1868 Prairie (Cedar Rapids) (37-7), #2179 Northwest (Waukee) (48-7), #2179 Northwest (Waukee) (42-3), #5553 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (49-6), #6007 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (56-0), #6707 Waukee (49-0), #12436 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (56-7)
2021 Losses: #257 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (24-7), #1017 Valley (West Des Moines) (38-35), #2973 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (14-7)
2021 Opponents W-L: 84-54
Recent State Championships: 2020 (4A), 2012 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2020 (4A Group 3), 2016 (4A District 3), 2015 (4A District 1), 2014 (4A District 1), 2012 (4A Division 2), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Central Iowa Metro - Central), 2008 (tied for 1st; Central Iowa Metro - Central), 2007 (tied for 1st; Central Iowa Metro - Central), 2004 (Central), 2003 (Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 vs Waukee, 9/2 vs Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny), 9/9 vs Dowling (West Des Moines), 9/16 vs Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 9/23 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines), 9/30 Valley (West Des Moines), 10/7 at Des Moines North (Des Moines), 10/21 at Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (29.8), Dowling (West Des Moines) (22.1), Valley (West Des Moines) (9.1)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Des Moines North (Des Moines) (-49.1), Waukee (-27.6), Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (-19.8)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1 (20.6 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.1
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2817
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2022 Projected League Finish: 1st
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 69%