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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Eric Moore
League: Metropolitan
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Luke Calvert 5'10" 175 Junior QB
Trey Thomas 6'0" 205 Senior RB
Kyle Buchanan 5'9" 165 Senior WR

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Nate Wozniak 6'9" 250 Senior TE
Skylar Lacy 6'6" 290 Senior OL [Louisville]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 48.8
2011 National Rank: #270
2011 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 53.2
2012 National Rank: #127
2012 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 41.9
Dynasty National Rank: #128
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.8
Dynasty Record: 77-33 (40-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 27.9
2011 Points Against Average: 20.7
2011 Differential: +7.2
2011 Wins: #513 Columbus North (Columbus) (38-24), #1418 Bloomington North (Bloomington) (28-26), #1504 Meridian [Perry] (Indianapolis) (10-7), #1540 Bedford North Lawrence (Bedford) (48-19), #2418 South Vigo (Terre Haute) (21-0), #2602 North Vigo (Terre Haute) (35-7), #2910 Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (45-14), #3527 Franklin (35-14), #4622 Whiteland (55-6)
2011 Losses: #4 Carmel (21-17), #4 Carmel (42-17), #7 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (54-21), #39 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (42-14), #359 North Central (Indianapolis) (14-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 98-63
Recent State Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Meridian [Perry] (Indianapolis) (68-15)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Meridian [Perry] (Indianapolis), 8/24 at Whiteland, 8/31 Carmel, 9/7 at North Vigo (Terre Haute), 9/14 South Vigo (Terre Haute), 9/21 Lawrence North (Indianapolis), 9/28 at Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis), 10/5 at North Central (Indianapolis), 10/12 Warren Central (Indianapolis)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Carmel (71.8), Warren Central (Indianapolis) (65.7), Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (56.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Whiteland (7.4), Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (13.5), Meridian [Perry] (Indianapolis) (26.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.2 (40.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #54
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%