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GENERAL
Nickname: Blackhawks
Colors: Crimson/Navy/White
Coach: Dan Armstrong
League: Desert Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 5
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Derrick Kennedy 5'11" 170 Junior HB/CB 4.5
Gordon Haskell 6'2" 220 Senior LB/TE 4.8
Gary Robles 5'10" 185 Senior SS/FB 4.67

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front 8 Returns Intact
Team Weaknesses: Lost Top Rusher/WR/Tackler To Graduation, New QB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 20.2
2016 National Rank: #3109
2016 State Rank: #232
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 19.7
2017 National Rank: #3085
2017 State Rank: #234
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 19.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2398
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.2
Dynasty Record: 102-64 (62-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 34.6
2016 Points Against Average: 19.8
2016 Differential: +14.8
2016 Wins: #3156 Rancho Mirage (28-21), #6051 Palm Springs (14-10), #7421 Shadow Hills (Indio) (48-0), #7897 Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (63-42), #9423 Palm Desert (35-7), #9577 Cathedral City (62-14), #11707 Indio (63-0)
2016 Losses: #800 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale) (27-21), #1108 Villa Park (38-23), #1396 St. Bonaventure (Ventura) (35-14), #1819 Redlands (24-10)
2016 Opponents W-L: 67-55
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at North [John W.] (Riverside), 9/8 at Rancho Mirage, 9/15 Notre Dame (Riverside), 9/22 Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale), 9/29 Palm Springs, 10/6 at Xavier Prep (Palm Desert), 10/13 at Shadow Hills (Indio), 10/20 Palm Desert, 10/27 Indio, 11/3 at Cathedral City
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Roosevelt [Eleanor] (Eastvale) (53.4), Rancho Mirage (17.4), Notre Dame (Riverside) (17.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral City (-19.4), Indio (-10.7), Xavier Prep (Palm Desert) (-9.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 (14.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #384
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5629
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%