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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Kreg Kephart
League: Montgomery County 4A - West
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2012 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Solomon Vault 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.48 [Northwestern]
Avery Taylor 6'1" 225 Senior DE/LB 4.80
Anthony Combs 6'0" 225 OL/DL 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB Leadership, Run Ball Well, Top 3 WRs Return
Team Weaknesses: 2 OL Openings To Fill, Holes At LB

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 3.4
2012 National Rank: #7160
2012 State Rank: #119
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 11.1
2013 National Rank: #5026
2013 State Rank: #85
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 14.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3943
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 30-24 (18-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 3-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 19.5
2012 Points Against Average: 25.5
2012 Differential: -6
2012 Wins: #7164 Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville) (33-30), #7495 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (51-27), #12166 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (31-0)
2012 Losses: #660 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (48-13), #1764 Seneca Valley (Germantown) (42-7), #2295 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (31-14), #2759 Northwest (Germantown) (31-21), #4522 Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (13-6), #8930 Springbrook (Silver Spring) (20-7), #9185 Clarksburg (13-12)
2012 Opponents W-L: 63-48
Recent League Championships: 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/2/12 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (51-27)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/7 Sherwood (Sandy Spring), 9/12 at Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg), 9/20 at Clarksburg, 9/28 Northwest (Germantown), 10/4 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 10/11 at Churchill [Winston] (Potomac), 10/18 at Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville), 10/25 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg), 11/1 at Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda), 11/9 Paint Branch (Burtonsville)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (42.1), Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (26.1), Northwest (Germantown) (15.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (-29.7), Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (-13.1), Clarksburg (-5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #117
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6194
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%