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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Scarlet/Silver/White
Coach: David Potts
League: Piedmont
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2016 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Trevor Lovelace 5'11" 180 Senior RB/S 4.6
Jalen Moore 6'3" 270 Senior DE/T 4.9
Clay Hardy 5'9" 185 Sophomore RB/LB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good Core Of Skill Position Players, Defensive Talent
Team Weaknesses: Replacing College-Level OL Talent, New QB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -7.9
2016 National Rank: #9294
2016 State Rank: #220
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -7.4
2017 National Rank: #9095
2017 State Rank: #216
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 1.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7714
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 60-88 (22-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.3
2016 Points Against Average: 32
2016 Differential: -12.7
2016 Wins: #11011 Halifax County (South Boston) (15-12), #11084 Gretna (20-14), #11723 Bassett (48-34), #11915 Chatham (39-12), #13749 Patrick County (Stuart) (36-16)
2016 Losses: #2550 Rustburg (49-14), #3085 Brookville (Lynchburg) (49-0), #3883 Dan River (Ringgold) (36-0), #4416 Magna Vista (Ridgeway) (42-25), #5926 Washington [George] (Danville) (38-15), #5979 Martinsville (50-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 62-59
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; AA Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Gretna, 9/8 at Dan River (Ringgold), 9/15 Chatham, 9/22 Halifax County (South Boston), 9/29 at Martinsville, 10/6 Washington [George] (Danville), 10/13 at Bassett, 10/20 Magna Vista (Ridgeway), 10/27 at Patrick County (Stuart), 11/3 Franklin County (Rocky Mount)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Magna Vista (Ridgeway) (22.7), Washington [George] (Danville) (9.6), Dan River (Ringgold) (9.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Patrick County (Stuart) (-48.7), Bassett (-25.1), Chatham (-17.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6 (1.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #241
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9508
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%