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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Kyle Richardson
League: AAAA Region III
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2012 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mason Rudolph 6'5" 220 QB 4.70 [Oklahoma State]
Corey Seargent 6'1" 170 DB 4.50
Dupree Hart 6'1" 150 WR/RB 4.50

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Rontavius McClure 6'6" 215 Senior WR 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Offense, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Majority Of DL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 53.6
2012 National Rank: #170
2012 State Rank: #7
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.7
2013 Starting Power Rating: 66.9
2013 National Rank: #27
2013 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 50.3
Dynasty National Rank: #102
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.6
Dynasty Record: 57-16 (24-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 12-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 40.7
2012 Points Against Average: 19.6
2012 Differential: +21.1
2012 Wins: #141 Gaffney (49-19), #259 York (23-21), #701 Bluffton (44-30), #948 West Florence (Florence) (40-28), #1268 Easley (34-0), #1418 Fort Mill (42-7), #1660 Nation Ford (Fort Mill) (42-19), #2308 Conway (55-19), #2436 Rock Hill (48-21), #4403 South Aiken (Aiken) (56-26), #5111 Lancaster (48-13), #7784 Clover (52-0)
2012 Losses: #77 Greenwood (31-24), #159 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan) (32-28), #166 South Pointe (Rock Hill) (28-25)
2012 Opponents W-L: 117-73
Recent State Championships: 2010 (AAAA II)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/23/13 Gaffney (51-19)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 Gaffney, 8/30 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, NC), 9/6 at South Aiken (Aiken), 9/13 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan), 9/27 Lancaster, 10/4 at South Pointe (Rock Hill), 10/11 Clover, 10/18 at Fort Mill, 10/25 York, 11/1 at Nation Ford (Fort Mill), 11/8 Rock Hill
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan) (62.6), Gaffney (60), Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, NC) (54.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Clover (2.5), Lancaster (12.1), South Aiken (Aiken) (14.2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.2 (37.1 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.5
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #148
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 49%