GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mark Soboleski
League: WPIAL AAAA Northern Six (moving from WPIAL AAAA Foothills)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #15
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2009 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Andrew Bennett 6'6" 240 Senior DE/T
Colin Kimball 5'11" 170 Senior QB/DB
Jeremy Baronner 6'1" 215 Senior LB/FB
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Mike Bizzarro 6'2" 175 Senior WR [Akron]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Balanced Offense, Physical Defense, Speed On Defense
RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 36.1
2009 National Rank: #851
2009 State Rank: #38
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2010 Starting Power Rating: 36.2
2010 National Rank: #727
2010 State Rank: #34
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 30.6
Dynasty National Rank: #603
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 52-26 (20-5 in league)
HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 8-3
2009 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2009 Points For Average: 35
2009 Points Against Average: 15
2009 Differential: +20
2009 Wins: #603 Cathedral Prep (Erie) (14-7), #3344 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (35-20), #3932 Norwin (North Huntingdon) (49-6), #4426 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (56-31), #4674 Hempfield Area (Greensburg) (44-14), #4802 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (35-0), #6049 DuBois (49-13), #10299 Connellsville (65-7)
2009 Losses: #173 State College (16-7), #206 Gateway (Monroeville) (35-17), #1028 McKeesport (16-14)
2009 Opponents W-L: 67-54
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 6 AAA), 2005 (District 10 Region 6 AAAA), 2004 (District 10 Region 6 AAAA), 2003 (Allegheny)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 9/3 at Cathedral Prep (Erie), 9/10 at Baldwin (Pittsburgh), 9/17 at Seneca Valley (Harmony), 9/24 North Allegheny (Wexford), 9/30 at Pine-Richland (Gibsonia), 10/8 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh), 10/15 at North Hills (Pittsburgh), 10/22 Butler, 10/29 Altoona, 11/5 at Gateway (Monroeville)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral Prep (Erie) (39.3), Gateway (Monroeville) (39.1), North Hills (Pittsburgh) (34.7)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Butler (-5.7), Altoona (7.9), Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (13.3)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7 (23.4 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.8
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #44
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1123
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2010 Projected League Finish: 1st
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%
Opener: 9/3 at Cathedral Prep (Erie) [projection: 28-26 loss]