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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Green/Gold/White
Coach: Gordon Elliott
League: 4A South Puget Sound - North (moving from 4A SPSL - North)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2012 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Daniel Frunchak 6'1" 225 Senior OL/DL
Brier Atkinson 6'1" 175 Senior QB
Kieo Buchanan Senior RB/DB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Kevin Shelton 6'3" 235 Senior LB 5.2 [Idaho]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Holes On Lines

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 31.1
2012 National Rank: #1622
2012 State Rank: #32
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2013 Starting Power Rating: 20.8
2013 National Rank: #2956
2013 State Rank: #66
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 29.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1241
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.4
Dynasty Record: 45-14 (33-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 10-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 29
2012 Points Against Average: 17.5
2012 Differential: +11.5
2012 Wins: #503 Mead (Spokane) (21-7), #3273 Olympia (41-38), #3617 Eastmont (East Wenatchee) (20-7), #4987 Kentlake (Kent) (28-24), #7566 Tahoma (Kent) (42-7), #9426 Kent-Meridian (Kent) (35-14), #10013 Jefferson [Thomas] (Auburn) (35-9), #10551 Kentridge (Kent) (45-0), #11221 Auburn Riverside (Auburn) (42-14), #12856 Mt. Rainier (Des Moines) (42-13)
2012 Losses: #261 Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma) (21-19), #659 Federal Way (43-0), #3402 Kentwood (Covington) (31-7)
2012 Opponents W-L: 76-63
Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A SPSL - North), 2008 (4A SPSL - North), 2006 (3A SPSL), 2005 (tied for 1st; SPSL- North)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Kentwood (Covington), 9/13 Mt. Rainier (Des Moines), 9/20 at Kentridge (Kent), 9/27 Tahoma (Kent), 10/3 at Kentlake (Kent), 10/10 Jefferson [Thomas] (Auburn), 10/19 at Kent-Meridian (Kent), 10/26 at Federal Way, 11/1 Auburn Riverside (Auburn)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Federal Way (41.7), Kentwood (Covington) (13.9), Kentlake (Kent) (12.5)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Rainier (Des Moines) (-22.1), Kentridge (Kent) (-17.6), Auburn Riverside (Auburn) (-14.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8 (16.9 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #192
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7852
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%