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GENERAL
Nickname: Blackhawks
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Bruce Held
League: 1A District 1
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank*: #4

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 23.9
2024 National Rank: #1595
2024 State Rank: #30
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +1.4
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 14.2
2025 National Rank*: #1490
2025 State Rank*: #31
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -4.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6379
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 18.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 23-22 (14-12 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 8.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5539
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 137-83 (91-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 10-2
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2024 Points For Average: 29.3
2024 Points Against Average: 13.1
2024 Differential: +16.2
2024 Wins: #2235 Western Christian (Hull) (33-14), #2897 Odebolt-Arthur-Battle Creek-Ida Grove (Ida Grove) (21-14), #2897 Odebolt-Arthur-Battle Creek-Ida Grove (Ida Grove) (19-13), #3706 Underwood (37-15), #4134 AHSTW (Avoca) (48-20), #4271 Gehlen Catholic (Le Mars) (21-0), #6117 West Sioux (Hawarden) (14-7), #6786 Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute (Mapleton) (49-7), #9061 Lawton-Bronson (Lawton) (45-21), #9060 Akron-Westfield (Akron) (47-7)
2024 Losses: #907 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (24-18), #4401 Ridge View (Holstein) (15-0)
2024 Opponents W-L: 67-50
Recent League Championships: 2024 (tied for 1st), 2019 (tied for 1st; A District 1), 2018 (tied for 1st; A District 1), 2015 (tied for 1st; 1A District 2), 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 at Gehlen Catholic (Le Mars), 9/5 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union (Marcus), 9/12 at Tri-Center (Neola), 9/19 Ridge View (Holstein), 9/26 at West Lyon (Inwood), 10/3 at Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute (Mapleton), 10/10 Lawton-Bronson (Lawton), 10/17 Alta-Aurelia (Alta)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: West Lyon (Inwood) (37.8), Tri-Center (Neola) (18.6), Gehlen Catholic (Le Mars) (-3.5)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Alta-Aurelia (Alta) (-39.7), Lawton-Bronson (Lawton) (-25), Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute (Mapleton) (-21.5)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5 (6.7 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -6.8
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8.3
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #80
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #614
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-2
2025 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%



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