Girard (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Leon Miller League: Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee Playoff Division: 4A II Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tucker Johnston 5'11" 185 Senior QB Kord Curran 5'9" 170 Senior LB Adam Biby 5'10" 205 Senior T STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Key Starters Team Weaknesses: Physically Undersized RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -9.4 2013 National Rank: #10109 2013 State Rank: #164 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1 2014 Starting Power Rating: 0 2014 National Rank: #7643 2014 State Rank: #125 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 5.6 Dynasty National Rank: #6343 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.5 Dynasty Record: 60-45 (43-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 3-6 2013 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th) 2013 Points For Average: 18.4 2013 Points Against Average: 24.8 2013 Differential: -6.4 2013 Wins: #11427 Southeast (Cherokee) (37-31), #11987 Riverton (62-42), #13543 Parsons (35-6) 2013 Losses: #5508 St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg) (21-7), #5690 Independence (41-0), #5705 Columbus (26-7), #6137 Caney Valley (Caney) (21-0), #7301 Galena (27-15), #8545 Frontenac (8-3) 2013 Opponents W-L: 51-39 Recent League Championships: 2012 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/5 Riverton, 9/12 at Galena, 9/19 Baxter Springs, 9/26 Columbus, 10/3 at Southeast (Cherokee), 10/10 Frontenac, 10/17 Anderson County (Garnett), 10/24 vs Burlington, 10/31 at Iola Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Columbus (18.3), Galena (11.6), Iola (3.8) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Burlington (-31.9), Anderson County (Garnett) (-31), Baxter Springs (-29.6) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.2 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #190 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10932 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2014 Projected League Finish: 4th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%