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GENERAL
Nickname: Little Hawks
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Dan Sabers
League: 5A District 1 (moving from 5A Group 3)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #12

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Rindels 6'4" 260 Senior IOL

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 18.7
2024 National Rank: #2136
2024 State Rank: #48
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -0.5
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +2.7
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 14.2
2025 National Rank*: #1490
2025 State Rank*: #31
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 15.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2481
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 1.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 30-18 (13-4 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 24.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1903
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10.1
Dynasty Record: 152-80 (78-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 6-4
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 38
2024 Points Against Average: 33.1
2024 Differential: +4.9
2024 Wins: #1812 Iowa City West (Iowa City) (40-39), #2020 Bettendorf (42-23), #3314 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (43-42), #5429 Davenport North (Davenport) (56-27), #6718 Ames (53-14), #9190 Davenport Central (Davenport) (49-7)
2024 Losses: #385 Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL) (50-22), #717 Liberty (North Liberty) (49-20), #848 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (52-28), #2240 Linn-Mar (Marion) (28-27)
2024 Opponents W-L: 60-44
Recent State Championships: 2009 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2024 (5A Group 3), 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A Mississippi Valley - Mississippi), 2010 (4A Mississippi Valley - Mississippi), 2009 (4A Mississippi Valley - Mississippi), 2008 (Mississippi Valley - Mississippi), 2006 (tied for 1st; Mississippi Valley - Mississippi), 2005 (Mississippi Valley- Mississippi), 2004 (Mississippi Valley- Mississippi)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 Iowa City West (Iowa City), 9/5 at Bettendorf, 9/12 Northwest (Waukee), 9/19 at Cedar Falls, 9/26 Norwalk, 10/3 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 10/10 at Des Moines East (Des Moines), 10/17 at Liberty (North Liberty), 10/24 Ottumwa
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (37.3), Liberty (North Liberty) (29.4), Iowa City West (Iowa City) (23.1)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Des Moines East (Des Moines) (-36.6), Norwalk (-8.6), Ottumwa (-5.3)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1 (17 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 8.6
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -7.5
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #4
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #175
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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