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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Brad Seaburg
League: Fox Valley - Valley
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Quinn Baker 5'11" 190 Senior QB
Kyle Norberg 6'1" 205 Senior LB
Ryan Mahoney 5'10" 175 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Dedicated Senior Class, Talented Sophomore Class, Speed At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: OL, Defensive Secondary Lost Key Players, Must Be More Competitive

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 32.6
2011 National Rank: #1389
2011 State Rank: #48
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.9
2012 National Rank: #1364
2012 State Rank: #48
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 33.7
Dynasty National Rank: #444
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 89-18 (49-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 25
2011 Points Against Average: 11.8
2011 Differential: +13.2
2011 Wins: #74 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (22-21), #296 Lake Zurich (10-7), #3082 Central (Crystal Lake) (17-7), #4384 McHenry (56-13), #5808 Huntley (31-14), #5847 East (St. Charles) (28-0), #9992 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (49-0), #10355 Hampshire (35-6)
2011 Losses: #479 South (Crystal Lake) (10-7), #496 Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) (24-0), #1565 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin) (28-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 66-50
Recent State Championships: 2009 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (Fox Valley), 2004 (Fox Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 East (St. Charles), 8/31 Lake Zurich, 9/7 at South (Crystal Lake), 9/14 at Hampshire, 9/21 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin), 9/28 at McHenry, 10/6 Huntley, 10/12 at Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville), 10/19 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (61.6), Lake Zurich (46.6), South (Crystal Lake) (36.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (-8.2), Hampshire (-7.5), Huntley (6.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.9 (25.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1405
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%