GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Maroon/White/Gold
Coach: Armando Gonzalez
League: 5A High Country
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #3
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2019 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Trajen Larsen 6'0" 180 Senior WR 4.7
Landon VonJohnson 6'1" 200 Senior LB 4.8
Payten Vansteenkiste 6'0" 180 Senior DB 4.7
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tanoa Togiai 6'6" 295 Senior SDE
Keegan Thompson 6'4.5" 190 Senior QB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Size/Strength/Experience
Team Weaknesses: Lost Key Play-Makers
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 45.5
2019 National Rank: #358
2019 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.6
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 29.7
2020 National Rank*: #628
2020 State Rank*: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 20.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2983
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 8.8
Dynasty Record: 68-94 (28-38 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 10-1
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 39.3
2019 Points Against Average: 18.3
2019 Differential: +21
2019 Wins: #754 Coeur d'Alene (57-56), #1232 Rocky Mountain (Meridian) (31-9), #1295 Highland (Pocatello) (32-13), #2414 Eagle (56-20), #2603 Skyline (Idaho Falls) (34-12), #3197 Madison (Rexburg) (35-20), #4396 Thunder Ridge (Idaho Falls) (45-20), #4692 Hillcrest (Idaho Falls) (42-13), #4983 Spring Creek (NV) (48-0), #6819 Bonneville (Idaho Falls) (26-7)
2019 Losses: #754 Coeur d'Alene (31-26)
2019 Opponents W-L: 67-50
Recent State Championships: 2019
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2015 (4A Great Basin - East), 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A Great Basin - East)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 10
Streak List: 9/5/19 Hillcrest (Idaho Falls) (42-13), 9/13/19 Skyline (Idaho Falls) (34-12), 9/20/19 Spring Creek (NV) (48-0), 9/27/19 Madison (Rexburg) (35-20), 10/11/19 Thunder Ridge (Idaho Falls) (45-20), 10/17/19 Bonneville (Idaho Falls) (26-7), 10/25/19 Highland (Pocatello) (32-13), 11/8/19 Eagle (56-20), 11/15/19 Rocky Mountain (Meridian) (31-9), 11/23/19 Coeur d'Alene (57-56)
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/29 vs Box Elder (Brigham City, UT), 9/4 at Post Falls, 9/11 Skyline (Idaho Falls), 9/18 Hillcrest (Idaho Falls), 9/25 Thunder Ridge (Idaho Falls), 10/2 vs Idaho Falls, 10/16 vs Highland (Pocatello), 10/23 Madison (Rexburg), 11/6 Eagle, 11/13 Mountain View (Meridian), 11/21 vs Rocky Mountain (Meridian)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Rocky Mountain (Meridian) (25.5), Highland (Pocatello) (23), Skyline (Idaho Falls) (14)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Post Falls (-9.4), Hillcrest (Idaho Falls) (-6.5), Idaho Falls (-1.8)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17 (23.2 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 7.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -9.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #6
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1739
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 10-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 45%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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