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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Gary Podsiedlik
League: Section 3 B - West (moving from Section 3 Class B - West)
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Anthony Basile 5'9" 230 Senior OL/DL
Jayden Gavidia 5'10" 160 Senior WR/DB
Drew Cottrell 5'11" 175 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic, Leadership, Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 19.2
2013 National Rank: #3559
2013 State Rank: #77
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 24.1
2014 National Rank: #2435
2014 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 8.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5369
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.2
Dynasty Record: 63-32 (47-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 36.4
2013 Points Against Average: 15.3
2013 Differential: +21.1
2013 Wins: #5314 Marcellus (58-45), #6987 Camden (41-14), #7865 Westhill (Syracuse) (41-7), #8230 Cortland (34-6), #8533 Chittenango (28-14), #10132 Skaneateles (23-13), #11730 Solvay (42-2), #12875 Birdlebough [John C.] (Phoenix) (52-6)
2013 Losses: #2175 Oneida (31-9)
2013 Opponents W-L: 36-40
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Section 3 Class B - West), 2010 (tied for 1st; Section 3 Class B - West), 2005 (tied for 1st; Section 3 Class B West)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Birdlebough [John C.] (Phoenix), 9/12 at Cortland, 9/19 Solvay, 9/26 at Chittenango, 10/3 at Skaneateles, 10/10 Marcellus, 10/17 at Westhill (Syracuse)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Marcellus (11.5), Westhill (Syracuse) (0), Cortland (-1.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Birdlebough [John C.] (Phoenix) (-35.2), Solvay (-17.9), Skaneateles (-9.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.9 (2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #262
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10184
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 87%