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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Randy Lowman
League: 2A Catawba Valley
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2011 JV Record: 10-0
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Lackey Senior WR/DB
Jackson Gilliam Senior RB
Colton Medlin Junior TE/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent, JV Talent Moving Up, Off-Season Commitment
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Most Linemen, Inexperience At RB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 12.5
2011 National Rank: #4881
2011 State Rank: #135
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 6.3
2012 National Rank: #6101
2012 State Rank: #172
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 12.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4034
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5
Dynasty Record: 79-43 (42-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 28.8
2011 Points Against Average: 14.3
2011 Differential: +14.5
2011 Wins: #6076 East Lincoln (Denver) (26-21), #8106 Newton-Conover (Newton) (20-13), #8400 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (26-0), #8506 East Burke (Connelly Springs) (45-6), #9763 St. Stephens (Hickory) (28-7), #9773 Ashe County (West Jefferson) (40-14), #9874 Bunker Hill (Claremont) (35-7), #11670 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (27-7), #12705 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (45-0), #13674 North Lincoln (Denver) (54-7)
2011 Losses: #2015 South Iredell (Statesville) (28-7), #2490 Shelby (41-16), #3807 Maiden (31-21), #5203 Draughn [Jimmy C.] (Valdese) (18-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 81-91
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2003 (tied for 1st; Midwest)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 St. Stephens (Hickory) (35-0)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 St. Stephens (Hickory), 8/24 at Foard [Fred T.] (Newton), 8/31 East Lincoln (Denver), 9/7 at North Lincoln (Denver), 9/14 at Draughn [Jimmy C.] (Valdese), 9/21 at Newton-Conover (Newton), 9/28 West Caldwell (Lenoir), 10/5 at Maiden, 10/12 South Iredell (Statesville), 10/19 East Burke (Connelly Springs), 10/26 at Bunker Hill (Claremont)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: South Iredell (Statesville) (30.5), Maiden (13.2), East Lincoln (Denver) (7.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Lincoln (Denver) (-30.2), Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (-20.7), West Caldwell (Lenoir) (-19.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9 (0.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #269
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8130
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%