GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Kreg Kephart
League: Montgomery County 4A - West
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #26
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Cortez Ervin 6'2" 190 Senior WR/DB 4.6
Malik McDonald 6'3" 215 Junior OL/DL 5.1
Markel Simpkins 6'0" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.6
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Kamonte Carter 6'4" 245 Senior ATH
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning 7 Starters At LB/Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Unproven Linemen On Both Sides Of Ball
RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 9.3
2014 National Rank: #5731
2014 State Rank: #94
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 8
2015 National Rank: #5883
2015 State Rank: #91
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 16.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3128
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.5
Dynasty Record: 70-58 (42-24 in league)
HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2014 Points For Average: 15.8
2014 Points Against Average: 23.4
2014 Differential: -7.6
2014 Wins: #2688 Paint Branch (Burtonsville) (29-28), #8481 Magruder [Colonel Zadok] (Rockville) (14-2), #9128 Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (40-0), #11133 Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (43-7)
2014 Losses: #292 Northwest (Germantown) (49-0), #739 Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (52-8), #1996 Clarksburg (26-6), #3107 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (33-6), #3631 Churchill [Winston] (Potomac) (21-0), #5648 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville) (16-12)
2014 Opponents W-L: 64-45
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 Northwest (Germantown), 9/11 at Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg), 9/18 Paint Branch (Burtonsville), 9/25 at Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda), 10/2 at Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg), 10/10 Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda), 10/16 at Clarksburg, 10/23 Wootton [Thomas S.] (Rockville), 10/30 Montgomery [Richard] (Rockville), 11/6 at Seneca Valley (Germantown)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Northwest (Germantown) (46.7), Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg) (44.2), Seneca Valley (Germantown) (33.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Johnson [Walter] (Bethesda) (-10.2), Whitman [Walt] (Bethesda) (-6.9), Watkins Mill (Gaithersburg) (3.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2599
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%