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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Mark Bliss
League: 5A Group 6
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #16

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 18.8
2023 National Rank: #2423
2023 State Rank: #51
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -7.4
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -1.4
2024 National Rank*: #3403
2024 State Rank*: #72
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 18.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2149
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 20.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 31-19 (13-6 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 22.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2268
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 23.8
Dynasty Record: 118-92 (68-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 5-5
2023 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 26.2
2023 Points Against Average: 24.8
2023 Differential: +1.4
2023 Wins: #1466 Cedar Falls (20-17), #2879 Liberty (North Liberty) (38-30), #3677 Iowa City West (Iowa City) (45-38), #7533 Dubuque (49-13), #7532 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (48-7)
2023 Losses: #135 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (42-7), #615 Ankeny (17-14), #1412 Waukee (21-10), #1767 Pleasant Valley (28-23), #1818 Bettendorf (35-8)
2023 Opponents W-L: 66-37
Recent League Championships: 2016 (4A District 8), 2005 (tied for 1st; Mississippi Valley- Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 at Cedar Falls, 9/6 at Dubuque, 9/13 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 9/20 Pleasant Valley, 9/27 at Liberty (North Liberty), 10/4 at Ankeny, 10/11 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids), 10/18 at Bettendorf, 10/25 Iowa City West (Iowa City)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (36.6), Ankeny (24.2), Pleasant Valley (14.7)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Dubuque (-29.1), Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (-27.7), Iowa City West (Iowa City) (3.5)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9 (21 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 4.6
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.3
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #8
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #845
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-6
2024 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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