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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Brad Seaburg
League: Fox Valley - Valley
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Michael Gomes Junior G
Trevor Rubland Junior T
Matt Hughes Senior LB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Kyle Norberg 6'1" 215 Senior RB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Coming Off A Winning Season, OL Size/Strength
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Key Players, Holes On Both Sides Of Ball

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 51
2012 National Rank: #245
2012 State Rank: #9
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 39.2
2013 National Rank: #668
2013 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 41.7
Dynasty National Rank: #314
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.1
Dynasty Record: 54-9 (24-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 13-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 36.4
2012 Points Against Average: 13.9
2012 Differential: +22.5
2012 Wins: #339 Lake Zurich (21-6), #812 Lake Forest (42-21), #1084 St. Patrick (Chicago) (49-21), #2014 Central (Crystal Lake) (7-0), #2098 Huntley (41-14), #2160 South (Crystal Lake) (17-3), #2852 East (St. Charles) (49-33), #2952 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin) (45-14), #4225 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (35-14), #4830 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (46-13), #5081 McHenry (42-3), #5337 Auburn (Rockford) (41-7), #7071 Hampshire (49-13)
2012 Losses: #139 Crete-Monee (Crete) (33-26)
2012 Opponents W-L: 89-60
Recent State Championships: 2009 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (Fox Valley), 2004 (Fox Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Wheaton North (Wheaton), 9/6 at Lake Zurich, 9/13 at Huntley, 9/20 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville), 9/27 at Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake), 10/5 McHenry, 10/11 at Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin), 10/18 South (Crystal Lake), 10/25 Hampshire
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Wheaton North (Wheaton) (50.5), Lake Zurich (48.9), Huntley (28)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hampshire (-1.8), McHenry (12.2), Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (13.2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21 (28.2 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1180
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%