Hickory Hawks (Hickory, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Gray/Green/White
Coach: Jim Ruark
League: North Carolina Independent (moving from Freelance)
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -25.8
2021 National Rank: #10644
2021 State Rank: #301
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -5.3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.2
2022 Starting Power Rating: -44.5
2022 National Rank: #10887
2022 State Rank: #318
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -19.5
Dynasty National Rank: #13079
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25
Dynasty Record: 44-44 (7-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 5-7
2021 League Record/Finish:  
2021 Points For Average: 21.4
2021 Points Against Average: 19.4
2021 Differential: +2
2021 Wins: #11252 Carolina Bearcats (Charlotte) (42-6), #11902 North Wake Saints (Wake Forest) (19-8), #12960 Sandhills Titans (Fayetteville) (48-6), #13720 Virginia Spartans (Roanoke, VA) (40-0), #13930 South Wake HomeSchool (Apex) (42-6)
2021 Losses: #1272 Chester (SC) (43-0), #4799 South Caldwell (Hudson) (20-12), #6388 Asheville School (Asheville) (44-3), #7624 Andrews (36-11), #9478 Great Falls (SC) (24-18), #10728 Camden Military (Camden, SC) (14-6), #11902 North Wake Saints (Wake Forest) (26-16)
2021 Opponents W-L: 55-55
Recent State Championships: 2021 (NCIAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/5/21 Sandhills Titans (Fayetteville) (48-6), 11/12/21 North Wake Saints (Wake Forest) (19-8)

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/18 vs Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke), 8/19 Andrews, 8/26 at Grace Christian (Raleigh), 9/2 South Caldwell (Hudson), 9/9 Camden Military (Camden, SC), 9/16 Great Falls (SC), 10/7 vs North Moore (Robbins), 10/8 at North Wake Saints (Wake Forest), 10/14 Virginia Spartans (Roanoke, VA), 10/21 at Carolina Bearcats (Charlotte), 10/29 at South Wake HomeSchool (Apex), 11/5 Sandhills Titans (Fayetteville)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Andrews (-13.7), South Caldwell (Hudson) (-15.8), North Moore (Robbins) (-23.4)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: South Wake HomeSchool (Apex) (-92), Virginia Spartans (Roanoke, VA) (-89.4), North Wake Saints (Wake Forest) (-62.6)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19 (-25.9 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -45.7
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.7
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #386
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12778
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-5
2022 Projected League Finish: 1st
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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