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GENERAL
Nickname: Warhawks
Colors: Old Rose/Black
Coach: Lonnie Moore
League: 5A District 2 (moving from 5A Group 4)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #21

D1 PROSPECT
Carson Nielsen 6'7" 275 Senior OT

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 8.1
2024 National Rank: #3646
2024 State Rank: #83
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.6
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -5.2
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -6.6
2025 National Rank*: #4201
2025 State Rank*: #94
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6082
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 21-25 (8-9 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 8.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5591
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 14.9
Dynasty Record: 64-110 (28-69 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 6-4
2024 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 3rd)
2024 Points For Average: 23.5
2024 Points Against Average: 29.4
2024 Differential: -5.9
2024 Wins: #4543 Ottumwa (28-21), #4711 Hempstead (Dubuque) (26-7), #5429 Davenport North (Davenport) (36-26), #7441 Marshalltown (44-17), #8346 Waterloo East (Waterloo) (29-6), #9190 Davenport Central (Davenport) (28-7)
2024 Losses: #535 Valley (West Des Moines) (49-0), #717 Liberty (North Liberty) (63-9), #781 Johnston (49-14), #1935 Northwest (Waukee) (49-21)
2024 Opponents W-L: 56-43
Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st; 4A Group 6), 2007 (tied for 1st; Mississippi Valley - Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 at Waterloo East (Waterloo), 9/5 at Dubuque, 9/12 Hempstead (Dubuque), 9/19 Fort Dodge, 9/26 at Dowling (West Des Moines), 10/3 Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center), 10/10 at Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids), 10/17 Marshalltown, 10/24 at Waukee
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Dowling (West Des Moines) (29), Waukee (19.5), Fort Dodge (2.9)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Dubuque (-31.2), Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (-26.5), Waterloo East (Waterloo) (-24.4)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1 (11.2 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -8.1
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -15.2
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #88
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #507
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-4
2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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