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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Kovi Christiansen
League: 3A - North
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2017 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tyson Hurd Senior WR/FS
Brenon Sanders Senior LB/FS
Colton Hansen Senior WR/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Line Youth/Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 16.9
2017 National Rank: #3346
2017 State Rank: #53
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -3.1
2018 National Rank: #4147
2018 State Rank: #58
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 26.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2080
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.6
Dynasty Record: 118-56 (60-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 28.7
2017 Points Against Average: 24.4
2017 Differential: +4.3
2017 Wins: #3691 Juab (Nephi) (34-18), #4765 Grantsville (35-15), #5093 Park City (21-20), #6176 Richfield (27-13), #8009 Union (Roosevelt) (51-22), #9313 Judge Memorial (Salt Lake City) (28-21), #9696 Ben Lomond (Ogden) (21-13), #10507 Emery (Castle Dale) (47-27), #11151 Carbon (Price) (39-7)
2017 Losses: #423 South Summit (Kamas) (57-7), #1546 Juan Diego Catholic (Draper) (45-20), #1822 Bear River (Garland) (35-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 62-68
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2008 (3A Region 11), 2005 (tied for 1st; 3A Region 10)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Grand County (Moab), 8/24 South Summit (Kamas), 8/31 at Ben Lomond (Ogden), 9/7 at Bear River (Garland), 9/14 Grantsville, 9/21 Judge Memorial (Salt Lake City), 9/28 Emery (Castle Dale), 10/5 at Carbon (Price), 10/12 at Union (Roosevelt)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: South Summit (Kamas) (40.6), Bear River (Garland) (18.8), Grand County (Moab) (1.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Judge Memorial (Salt Lake City) (-28.3), Emery (Castle Dale) (-27.5), Carbon (Price) (-27.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4 (12.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #73
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4060
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%