Highland (IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Royal Blue/Gold Coach: Trent Grider League: Northwest Crossroads Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #50 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Gunner Grider 5'10" 190 Senior QB/DB Trevor O'Donnell 6'3" 300 Senior OL LaKice Brooks 6'1" 190 Senior RB/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: QB Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At RB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -6.9 2011 National Rank: #9720 2011 State Rank: #206 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -7.4 2012 National Rank: #9750 2012 State Rank: #219 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -3.7 Dynasty National Rank: #9435 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.7 Dynasty Record: 22-72 (10-48 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 2-8 2011 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 5th) 2011 Points For Average: 22.7 2011 Points Against Average: 36.4 2011 Differential: -13.7 2011 Wins: #8374 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (30-13), #13336 Wallace [Lew] (Gary) (49-22) 2011 Losses: #2083 Andrean (Merrillville) (62-18), #2827 Morton (Hammond) (35-20), #3556 Munster (29-0), #3574 Griffith (49-14), #4755 Lowell (45-21), #6013 Hobart (35-14), #7403 Hammond (26-21), #7539 East Chicago Central (East Chicago) (48-40) 2011 Opponents W-L: 60-47 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/17/12 Edison [Thomas A.] (Lake Station) (25-0) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Edison [Thomas A.] (Lake Station), 8/24 Hammond, 8/31 Munster, 9/7 at Morton (Hammond), 9/14 Lowell, 9/21 at Andrean (Merrillville), 9/28 at Griffith, 10/5 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 10/12 at Hobart Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Griffith (26.1), Andrean (Merrillville) (23.5), Morton (Hammond) (19.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Edison [Thomas A.] (Lake Station) (-26.4), Hammond (1.7), Lowell (6.7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 (7.4 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #110 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4335 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8 2012 Projected League Finish: 7th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%