GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Daniel Bailey
League: 3A/2A South Mountain
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #38
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
TOP PLAYERS
Tray Watkins 6'3" 240 Senior DE
Blake Martin 5'9" 170 Senior S
Shavon Logan 6'4" 205 Senior DE
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Carlos Watkins 6'4" 280 Senior DT [Clemson]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions, Young QB
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 10.9
2011 National Rank: #5273
2011 State Rank: #148
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 5.4
2012 National Rank: #6318
2012 State Rank: #181
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -3.9
Dynasty National Rank: #9509
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.5
Dynasty Record: 32-70 (13-39 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 30.4
2011 Points Against Average: 23.2
2011 Differential: +7.2
2011 Wins: #6386 East Rutherford (Forest City) (24-20), #7386 Chesnee (SC) (35-14), #8106 Newton-Conover (Newton) (28-13), #8432 Rutherfordton-Spindale Central (Rutherfordton) (28-14), #10558 Bessemer City (35-18), #11404 Cherryville (52-10), #11565 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (35-20), #11731 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (38-12), #13748 St. Jude HomeSchool (Indian Trail) (63-31)
2011 Losses: #918 Burns (Lawndale) (28-14), #1449 Freedom (Morganton) (55-13), #2490 Shelby (29-7), #2490 Shelby (37-23)
2011 Opponents W-L: 74-84
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at West Lincoln (Lincolnton), 8/24 Franklin, 8/31 Bessemer City, 9/7 at Cherryville, 9/14 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton), 9/21 at Rutherfordton-Spindale Central (Rutherfordton), 9/28 at Burns (Lawndale), 10/5 at Shelby, 10/19 Freedom (Morganton), 10/26 East Rutherford (Forest City)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Burns (Lawndale) (33), Freedom (Morganton) (26.1), Shelby (23.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (-17.1), West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (-16.7), Cherryville (-9.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 (3.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #178
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5580
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%