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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Kyle Richardson
League: AAAA Region III
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2014 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jerry Howard 6'0" 190 Junior RB 4.6
Ali Shockley 6'0" 170 Junior FS 4.6
Demontrae Buckson 6'2" 260 Senior OL 5.2

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Trae'von Hinton 6'2" 225 Senior LB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Dupree Hart 5'6" 160 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RBs, Lines
Team Weaknesses: Secondary, K

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 49.3
2014 National Rank: #327
2014 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 54.1
2015 National Rank: #183
2015 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 42.8
Dynasty National Rank: #143
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.3
Dynasty Record: 123-42 (55-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 39.5
2014 Points Against Average: 26.3
2014 Differential: +13.2
2014 Wins: #550 York (44-19), #561 South Pointe (Rock Hill) (27-26), #710 Greenwood (52-24), #1014 Fort Mill (35-28), #1576 Wando (Mt. Pleasant) (63-28), #2008 Rock Hill (29-20), #3276 Clover (42-7), #4510 Irmo (Columbia) (48-21), #5548 Nation Ford (Fort Mill) (66-19)
2014 Losses: #188 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan) (30-22), #188 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan) (37-36), #245 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, NC) (45-28), #1689 Gaffney (38-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 101-67
Recent State Championships: 2013 (AAAA II), 2010 (AAAA II)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/28/15 Woodside (Newport News, VA) (47-23), 9/4/15 Irmo (Columbia) (59-0), 9/11/15 Greenwood (52-7), 9/18/15 South Pointe (Rock Hill) (35-34)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan), 8/28 vs Woodside (Newport News, VA), 9/4 at Irmo (Columbia), 9/11 Greenwood, 9/18 at South Pointe (Rock Hill), 9/25 Fort Mill, 10/2 at York, 10/16 at Clover, 10/23 Nation Ford (Fort Mill), 10/30 at Rock Hill, 11/6 Gaffney
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: South Pointe (Rock Hill) (55.3), Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan) (54.5), Greenwood (44.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Irmo (Columbia) (12.6), Nation Ford (Fort Mill) (16.3), Clover (21.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.1 (37.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #274
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%