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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: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dupree Hart Senior WR
Chris Bouyer Senior DE
Demontra Buckson Junior OL

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Mason Rudolph 6'4" 195 Senior QB 4.51 [Oklahoma State]
Corey Seargent 6'0" 175 Senior DB [East Carolina]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Defensive Front
Team Weaknesses: OL, Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 72.6
2013 National Rank: #9
2013 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 62.9
2014 National Rank: #50
2014 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 42.2
Dynasty National Rank: #144
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 27.2
Dynasty Record: 114-38 (50-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 15-0
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 48.5
2013 Points Against Average: 16.1
2013 Differential: +32.4
2013 Wins: #124 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan) (42-35), #218 Stratford (Goose Creek) (62-35), #242 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, NC) (38-17), #326 North Augusta (49-21), #355 South Pointe (Rock Hill) (27-0), #457 York (39-7), #457 York (45-15), #1102 Gaffney (51-19), #2109 Nation Ford (Fort Mill) (63-18), #2570 South Aiken (Aiken) (65-7), #2587 West Florence (Florence) (55-22), #2985 Rock Hill (66-19), #3316 Fort Mill (42-20), #4960 Clover (49-6), #6996 Lancaster (34-0)
2013 Losses: none
2013 Opponents W-L: 114-76
Recent State Championships: 2013 (AAAA II), 2010 (AAAA II)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Irmo (Columbia) (48-21)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan), 8/29 at Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, NC), 9/5 Irmo (Columbia), 9/12 at Greenwood, 9/19 South Pointe (Rock Hill), 9/26 at Fort Mill, 10/3 York, 10/17 Clover, 10/24 at Nation Ford (Fort Mill), 10/31 Rock Hill, 11/7 at Gaffney
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan) (54.2), South Pointe (Rock Hill) (45.2), York (44.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Clover (14.4), Nation Ford (Fort Mill) (15.2), Rock Hill (16.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.5 (37.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #410
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 84%