Girard (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Leon Miller League: Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #33 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jalen Merrell 6'0" 215 Senior OL/DL Trenton Stolte 6'1" 175 Senior TE Nick George 5'10" 175 Senior FB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: LBs, DL Experience, Run Ball Well Team Weaknesses: Must Win Big Games, Need Continual Improvement RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 0.2 2011 National Rank: #7908 2011 State Rank: #127 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 3.5 2012 National Rank: #6792 2012 State Rank: #105 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 6.6 Dynasty National Rank: #5969 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.9 Dynasty Record: 48-37 (35-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 5-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 30.4 2011 Points Against Average: 22.2 2011 Differential: +8.2 2011 Wins: #7786 Parsons (42-26), #9676 Riverton (35-25), #10764 Erie (32-0), #12872 Osawatomie (65-38), #13988 Southeast (Cherokee) (61-6) 2011 Losses: #2749 St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg) (42-0), #3812 Chanute (28-6), #7036 Independence (28-27), #9718 Frontenac (7-6) 2011 Opponents W-L: 49-42 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Caney Valley (Caney), 9/7 Riverton, 9/14 Columbus, 9/21 at Southeast (Cherokee), 9/28 St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg), 10/5 at Galena, 10/12 Independence, 10/19 at Parsons, 10/25 at Frontenac Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg) (22.8), Caney Valley (Caney) (14.5), Galena (12.2) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast (Cherokee) (-36.5), Independence (-4.4), Columbus (-3.3) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #133 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7324 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%