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

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Addison West 6'4" 270 OL
Danny Daigle 5'10" 165 Senior RB/DB
Blake Skol 5'10" 175 FB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All 4 Skill Position Players Return, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Need To Replace 3 OL, Entire DL Lost To Graduation

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 40.1
2017 National Rank: #688
2017 State Rank: #29
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 28.1
2018 National Rank: #583
2018 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 44.7
Dynasty National Rank: #289
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.6
Dynasty Record: 150-32 (82-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 33
2017 Points Against Average: 19.8
2017 Differential: +13.2
2017 Wins: #1416 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin) (52-26), #2109 St. Ignatius (Chicago) (42-14), #2543 Crystal Lake Central (Crystal Lake) (36-35), #2947 McHenry (29-7), #4602 Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake) (41-14), #6783 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (49-22), #7305 Hampshire (57-14)
2017 Losses: #137 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (7-6), #137 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (17-13), #553 Huntley (41-32), #1471 South Elgin (21-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 74-44
Recent State Championships: 2009 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Fox Valley - Valley), 2012 (Fox Valley - Valley), 2009 (Fox Valley - Valley), 2008 (Fox Valley - Valley), 2007 (Fox Valley - Valley), 2006 (Fox Valley - Valley), 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake), 8/31 at Crystal Lake Central (Crystal Lake), 9/7 Hampshire, 9/14 at Huntley, 9/22 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville), 9/28 at McHenry, 10/5 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin), 10/12 at Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake), 10/19 Naperville Central (Naperville)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (34), Naperville Central (Naperville) (31.2), Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin) (16.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hampshire (-13.4), Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (-5.3), Crystal Lake Central (Crystal Lake) (-4.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.7 (33.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #990
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%