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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Leon Miller
League: Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Taylor Lewis 5'8" 160 Senior RB/DB 4.68
Devin Vail 5'10" 195 Senior OL/DE 4.80
Brayden Johnson 6'0" 200 Senior C/DL 4.95

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Varsity Experience, Work Ethic, Junior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Lost Many Linemen To Graduation

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 11.3
2012 National Rank: #5277
2012 State Rank: #80
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 5.4
2013 National Rank: #6406
2013 State Rank: #106
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -1.7
Dynasty National Rank: #8543
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5
Dynasty Record: 25-22 (17-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 29.5
2012 Points Against Average: 12.6
2012 Differential: +16.9
2012 Wins: #6750 St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg) (29-0), #8424 Southeast (Cherokee) (42-0), #8950 Galena (41-12), #9095 Columbus (34-7), #9095 Columbus (19-14), #10853 Riverton (25-6), #10959 Frontenac (7-6), #12743 Independence (53-20), #14049 Parsons (68-13)
2012 Losses: #4187 Chanute (53-6), #4629 Caney Valley (Caney) (8-0)
2012 Opponents W-L: 56-57
Recent League Championships: 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Caney Valley (Caney), 9/13 at Riverton, 9/20 at Columbus, 9/27 Southeast (Cherokee), 10/4 at St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg), 10/11 Galena, 10/18 at Independence, 10/25 Parsons, 10/31 Frontenac
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Caney Valley (Caney) (14), St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg) (5.1), Columbus (0.9)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Parsons (-37.6), Independence (-29), Southeast (Cherokee) (-13.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6 (-4 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #189
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11176
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%