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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Matt Burgbacher
League: Greater Western Ohio - North
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Spencer Klopfenstein 6'4" 210 Senior TE/OLB 4.78
Jaydon Culp-Bishop 5'9" 185 Senior RB 4.41
Sam Jackson 6'0" 210 Senior RB/OLB 4.68

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership, Buy-In, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Need To Improve In Handling Adversity

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 32.8
2017 National Rank: #1249
2017 State Rank: #79
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 15.7
2018 National Rank: #1411
2018 State Rank: #91
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 29.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1600
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.9
Dynasty Record: 82-74 [81-75 on the field] (38-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 27.7
2017 Points Against Average: 18.5
2017 Differential: +9.2
2017 Wins: #1169 Sidney (48-21), #1696 Miamisburg (31-21), #2417 Piqua (32-6), #2540 Tippecanoe (Tipp City) (28-13), #3483 Butler (Vandalia) (36-20), #4752 Fairborn (38-6), #5332 Xenia (28-6), #7378 Greenville (42-0)
2017 Losses: #20 Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood) (48-0), #531 Anderson (Cincinnati) (33-0), #932 Bellefontaine (30-22)
2017 Opponents W-L: 71-50
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Belmont (Dayton), 9/1 at Xenia, 9/7 Turpin (Cincinnati), 9/14 at Stebbins [Walter E.] (Riverside), 9/21 Miamisburg, 9/28 Tippecanoe (Tipp City), 10/5 at Butler (Vandalia), 10/12 Sidney, 10/19 at Greenville, 10/26 at Piqua
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sidney (22.3), Miamisburg (16), Piqua (4.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Stebbins [Walter E.] (Riverside) (-29.9), Greenville (-20.1), Turpin (Cincinnati) (-8.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.4 (31.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -28.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #183
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3015
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%