Highland (IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Royal Blue/Gold Coach: Ken Bye League: Northwest Crossroads Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #52 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Gunner Grider 5'10" 175 Junior QB Justin Thiele 5'10" 180 Senior RB/DB Chris Steele 6'0" 260 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On DL, Kicking Game RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -9.9 2010 National Rank: #10383 2010 State Rank: #218 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -8.4 2011 National Rank: #10139 2011 State Rank: #217 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -9.3 Dynasty National Rank: #10771 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.9 Dynasty Record: 6-46 (1-30 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 1-9 2010 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th) 2010 Points For Average: 19.1 2010 Points Against Average: 34.6 2010 Differential: -15.5 2010 Wins: #12462 Hammond (39-8) 2010 Losses: #1759 Morton (Hammond) (27-18), #3279 Andrean (Merrillville) (59-8), #3953 Munster (49-6), #4426 Griffith (25-17), #4493 Lowell (42-3), #4534 Wheeler (Valparaiso) (32-29), #5322 Hobart (35-14), #8284 West Side (Gary) (28-22), #11946 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (41-35) 2010 Opponents W-L: 66-48 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 Wallace [Lew] (Gary), 8/26 at Hammond, 9/2 at Munster, 9/9 Morton (Hammond), 9/16 at Lowell, 9/23 Andrean (Merrillville), 9/30 Griffith, 10/7 at Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 10/14 Hobart Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Morton (Hammond) (29.2), Munster (22), Andrean (Merrillville) (19.4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Wallace [Lew] (Gary) (-43.8), Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (-21.1), Hammond (-21.1) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 (6.9 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7161 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2011 Projected League Finish: 6th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 Wallace [Lew] (Gary) [projection: 44-7 win]