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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Black/Gold/White
Coach: John Stewart
League: Desert Valley
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: 12
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Braden Brimhall 5'11" 180 Senior QB 4.9
Anthony Olvera 6'1" 235 Senior DE 5.2
Paeker Gaunt 6'3" 345 Senior NG

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -17.5
2018 National Rank: #10151
2018 State Rank: #716
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -34.3
2019 National Rank: #10289
2019 State Rank: #727
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -7
Dynasty National Rank: #11002
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.3
Dynasty Record: 76-92-2 [77-91-2 on the field] (40-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 29.9
2018 Points Against Average: 30.8
2018 Differential: -0.9
2018 Wins: #9508 Banning (42-28), #11864 Westminster (34-13), #12845 Indio (62-34), #13087 Desert Mirage (Thermal) (38-22), #13186 Desert Hot Springs (26-6), #13798 Cathedral City (49-15)
2018 Losses: #2641 Palm Desert (42-0), #3822 Orange Vista (Perris) (44-7), #5323 Pomona (48-16), #7147 Coachella Valley (Thermal) (34-25), #10154 Twentynine Palms (53-30)
2018 Opponents W-L: 56-63
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; De Anza)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Chaffey (Ontario), 8/30 at St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano), 9/6 Valley View (Moreno Valley), 9/20 at Coachella Valley (Thermal), 9/27 Banning, 10/4 at Indio, 10/11 Desert Hot Springs, 10/18 Cathedral City, 10/25 at Desert Mirage (Thermal), 11/1 vs Twentynine Palms
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (5.3), Chaffey (Ontario) (-6.4), Valley View (Moreno Valley) (-8.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral City (-64.3), Desert Hot Springs (-62.8), Indio (-56.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.1 (-14.9 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -33
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #811
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11383
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%