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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Brad Seaburg
League: Fox Valley - Valley
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Trevor Ruhland 6'4" 270 Senior OL
Scott Topole 6'5" 255 Senior OC

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Athleticism, Senior TEs
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Almost Entire Defense, Most Of OL Graduated

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 52.6
2014 National Rank: #240
2014 State Rank: #7
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2015 Starting Power Rating: 44.2
2015 National Rank: #519
2015 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 36.3
Dynasty National Rank: #347
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 122-24 (65-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 13-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 42.8
2014 Points Against Average: 13.5
2014 Differential: +29.3
2014 Wins: #909 Libertyville (41-7), #1094 Geneva (44-26), #1131 Wheaton North (Wheaton) (38-28), #1466 Lake Zurich (24-7), #2075 Huntley (42-14), #2403 St. Charles North (St. Charles) (35-14), #2562 Grayslake North (Grayslake) (42-7), #3603 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin) (49-7), #4492 Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake) (47-7), #5053 Niles North (Skokie) (52-14), #5178 Woodstock North (Woodstock) (47-7), #6458 McHenry (54-20), #8274 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (56-0)
2014 Losses: #85 Providence Catholic (New Lenox) (31-28)
2014 Opponents W-L: 86-58
Recent State Championships: 2009 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2012, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (Fox Valley), 2004 (Fox Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/28/15 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (21-14), 9/4/15 Lake Zurich (30-15), 9/11/15 Grayslake North (Grayslake) (68-12), 9/18/15 Woodstock North (Woodstock) (34-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake), 9/4 Lake Zurich, 9/11 Grayslake North (Grayslake), 9/18 at Woodstock North (Woodstock), 9/25 at Huntley, 10/2 at McHenry, 10/10 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin), 10/16 at Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville), 10/23 Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Grayslake North (Grayslake) (32), Huntley (32), Lake Zurich (30.1)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: McHenry (-8.2), Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (-3.8), Woodstock North (Woodstock) (3.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5 (28.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #108
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3039
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 67%