Troy (NY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Flying Horses Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Bob Burns League: Section 2 AA - Liberty Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2017 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Xavier Leigh 5'9" 175 Sophomore RB/DB 4.5 Xavier Ward 5'9" 165 Sophomore RB/DB 4.6 Ari Holmes 5'9" 175 Senior RB/OLB 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Quality Depth Team Weaknesses: Experience, Starting Several Sophomores RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 53.2 2017 National Rank: #190 2017 State Rank: #2 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 25.1 2018 National Rank: #714 2018 State Rank: #14 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 30.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1417 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.8 Dynasty Record: 115-35 (66-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 13-0 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 41.7 2017 Points Against Average: 11.4 2017 Differential: +30.3 2017 Wins: #353 Lancaster (41-26), #780 New Rochelle (17-14), #978 Saratoga Springs (28-6), #1185 Newburgh Free Academy (Newburgh) (20-13), #1495 Shaker (Latham) (40-15), #1602 Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) (50-14), #2575 Guilderland (Guilderland Center) (59-26), #3399 Bethlehem Central (Delmar) (49-3), #3746 Colonie Central (Albany) (48-3), #4065 Christian Brothers Academy (Albany) (25-7), #6684 Columbia (East Greenbush) (55-14), #7945 La Salle Institute (Troy) (55-7), #9480 Schenectady (55-0) 2017 Losses: none 2017 Opponents W-L: 76-47 Recent State Championships: 2017, 2016 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015 (Section 2 A - Southeast), 2013 (Section 2 A - Southeast), 2012 (Section 2 A - Southeast), 2011 (Section 2 A - Southeast), 2010, 2009 (Section 2 A - Southeast), 2006 (tied for 1st; Section 2 AA Division III), 2003 (Section 2 Big 10) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 26 Streak List: 9/2/16 Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) (33-7), 9/9/16 Bethlehem Central (Delmar) (32-14), 9/16/16 La Salle Institute (Troy) (54-0), 9/23/16 Shaker (Latham) (20-13), 9/30/16 Colonie Central (Albany) (29-2), 10/7/16 Schenectady (49-8), 10/14/16 Columbia (East Greenbush) (47-12), 10/21/16 Ballston Spa (49-0), 10/28/16 Christian Brothers Academy (Albany) (22-15), 11/3/16 Shaker (Latham) (33-21), 11/12/16 Newburgh Free Academy (Newburgh) (50-27), 11/19/16 New Rochelle (20-14), 11/26/16 Victor (21-20), 9/1/17 Columbia (East Greenbush) (55-14), 9/8/17 Guilderland (Guilderland Center) (59-26), 9/15/17 La Salle Institute (Troy) (55-7), 9/22/17 Bethlehem Central (Delmar) (49-3), 9/29/17 Schenectady (55-0), 10/6/17 Shaker (Latham) (40-15), 10/13/17 Colonie Central (Albany) (48-3), 10/20/17 Christian Brothers Academy (Albany) (25-7), 10/27/17 Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) (50-14), 11/3/17 Saratoga Springs (28-6), 11/10/17 New Rochelle (17-14), 11/18/17 Newburgh Free Academy (Newburgh) (20-13), 11/26/17 Lancaster (41-26) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Schalmont (Schenectady), 9/7 at Amsterdam, 9/14 La Salle Institute (Troy), 9/21 at Green Tech (Albany), 9/28 at Ballston Spa, 10/5 Columbia (East Greenbush), 10/12 Averill Park Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Schalmont (Schenectady) (2.5), Averill Park (1.7), Ballston Spa (-11.8) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Green Tech (Albany) (-33.1), La Salle Institute (Troy) (-22.6), Amsterdam (-22.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5 (29.6 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #218 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6552 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-0 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 91% |