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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Matt Holtry
League: 3A Snake River Valley
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2019 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Milo Mertz 6'2" 185 Senior WR/SS 4.8
Thomas Symms 6'3" 225 Senior TE/DE 4.9
John Breshears 6'0" 195 Senior OL/DL 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Playoff Experience, Successful JV Team Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Lost Several Key Starters

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 29
2019 National Rank: #1495
2019 State Rank: #9
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -4.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 13.8
2020 National Rank*: #1956
2020 State Rank*: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 10.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5818
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 3.3
Dynasty Record: 97-64 (41-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 11-1
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 48.8
2019 Points Against Average: 9.5
2019 Differential: +39.3
2019 Wins: #3396 Timberlake (Spirit Lake) (51-6), #3841 Baker (Baker City, OR) (28-7), #3877 Weiser (34-14), #4288 Melba (58-6), #6184 Fruitland (56-6), #6184 Fruitland (35-7), #6228 Vale (OR) (65-12), #7070 New Plymouth (48-0), #11032 Parma (58-0), #12672 Filer (68-8), #13143 Payette (71-0)
2019 Losses: #844 Sugar-Salem (Sugar City) (48-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 65-56
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2018, 2013, 2003 (tied for 1st; 2A Western Idaho)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/27 Emmett, 9/11 Middleton, 9/25 McCall-Donnelly (McCall), 10/2 at Parma, 10/9 Payette, 10/16 at Weiser, 10/23 Fruitland, 11/7 Timberlake (Spirit Lake), 11/14 South Fremont (St. Anthony), 11/21 vs Sugar-Salem (Sugar City)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Sugar-Salem (Sugar City) (14.9), Weiser (11.4), McCall-Donnelly (McCall) (6.7)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Payette (-47.9), Parma (-29.2), South Fremont (St. Anthony) (-13.5)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.5 (3.7 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -6.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +3.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #39
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4545
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-2
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 14%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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