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GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Mark Bliss
League: 5A District 5 (moving from 5A Group 6)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #14

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 17.3
2024 National Rank: #2309
2024 State Rank: #54
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -0.9
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 12.3
2025 National Rank*: #1661
2025 State Rank*: #34
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 18.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2032
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 6.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 29-20 (11-7 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 22.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2220
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 122-97 (70-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 4-5
2024 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2024 Points For Average: 30.3
2024 Points Against Average: 27.9
2024 Differential: +2.4
2024 Wins: #423 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (30-20), #1812 Iowa City West (Iowa City) (28-21), #5565 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (56-7), #7959 Dubuque (41-21)
2024 Losses: #717 Liberty (North Liberty) (26-21), #959 Ankeny (35-16), #1314 Pleasant Valley (38-21), #1940 Cedar Falls (35-13), #2020 Bettendorf (48-47)
2024 Opponents W-L: 57-38
Recent League Championships: 2016 (4A District 8), 2005 (tied for 1st; Mississippi Valley- Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/25/24 Iowa City West (Iowa City) (28-21)

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 at Linn-Mar (Marion), 9/5 at Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids), 9/12 Bettendorf, 9/19 Northwest (Waukee), 9/26 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids), 10/3 Hempstead (Dubuque), 10/10 at Cedar Falls, 10/17 Iowa City West (Iowa City), 10/24 at Dubuque
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Iowa City West (Iowa City) (23.1), Northwest (Waukee) (17), Cedar Falls (12.6)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Dubuque (-31.2), Hempstead (Dubuque) (-21.8), Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (-13.2)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -0.1
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -20.2
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #39
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #381
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%



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