GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Barry Shuford
League: 4A/3A MEGA 7
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #23
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Robert Dinkins 6'2" 250 Junior DE
Rod Tinsley 5'10" 175 Junior QB
Jarrett Harris 5'11" 175 Senior RB
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Cason Beatty 6'3" 215 Senior K [Florida State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 26
2011 National Rank: #2216
2011 State Rank: #61
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 27.6
2012 National Rank: #1766
2012 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 14.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3581
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.6
Dynasty Record: 66-44 [65-45 on the field] (38-18 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 30
2011 Points Against Average: 26.5
2011 Differential: +3.5
2011 Wins: #1711 Myers Park (Charlotte) (10-9), #2259 Weddington (Matthews) (38-6), #2939 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (41-34), #4306 Ashbrook (Gastonia) (34-28), #5995 East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (48-14), #6022 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (20-19), #7718 Harding University (Charlotte) (51-13), #8825 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (44-42), #8850 Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (42-0)
2011 Losses: #342 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (70-6), #498 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (55-20), #1711 Myers Park (Charlotte) (28-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 75-68
Recent League Championships: 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Ashbrook (Gastonia), 8/24 at Butler [David W.] (Matthews), 8/30 at Myers Park (Charlotte), 9/14 at Weddington (Matthews), 9/21 at East Gaston (Mt. Holly), 9/28 Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte), 10/5 at West Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 10/12 Harding University (Charlotte), 10/19 at Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte), 10/26 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (58.4), Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (40.7), Myers Park (Charlotte) (26.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (-4.1), Harding University (Charlotte) (-0.1), East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (2.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2 (19.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1746
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%