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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Eric Moore
League: Metropolitan
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2020 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no

D1 PROSPECTS
Caden Curry 6'5" 250 Senior DL
Tayven Jackson 6'4" 195 Senior QB
James Schott 6'4" 215 Senior Edge
Kalen Carroll 6'1" 170 Senior CB
Sam Buras 6'7" 315 Senior OT

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Austin Booker 6'6" 240 Senior DL
Jackson Schott 6'3" 195 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Championship Experience, Skill Position Speed, Lines
Team Weaknesses: Depth, No Impact WR, LB Size/Inexperience

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 77.5
2020 National Rank: #7
2020 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.4
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2021 Starting Power Rating: 77.7
2021 National Rank: #8
2021 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 56.8
Dynasty National Rank: #44
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.9
Dynasty Record: 172-59 (88-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 14-0
2020 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 42.1
2020 Points Against Average: 7.6
2020 Differential: +34.5
2020 Wins: #19 Cathedral (Indianapolis) (17-13), #65 Westfield (38-14), #76 Carmel (42-0), #221 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (35-12), #221 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (48-13), #244 Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (28-13), #271 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (20-0), #271 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (38-0), #381 North Central (Indianapolis) (47-0), #392 Decatur Central (Indianapolis) (56-14), #669 Pike (Indianapolis) (57-14), #728 Columbus East (Columbus) (55-7), #737 Columbus North (Columbus) (42-7), #2828 Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (66-0)
2020 Losses: none
2020 Opponents W-L: 94-64
Recent State Championships: 2020, 2015, 2008 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2015, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st), 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 14
Streak List: 8/21/20 Decatur Central (Indianapolis) (56-14), 8/28/20 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (20-0), 9/4/20 Carmel (42-0), 9/11/20 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (35-12), 9/18/20 North Central (Indianapolis) (47-0), 9/25/20 Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (66-0), 10/2/20 Pike (Indianapolis) (57-14), 10/9/20 Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (28-13), 10/16/20 Cathedral (Indianapolis) (17-13), 10/30/20 Columbus North (Columbus) (42-7), 11/6/20 Columbus East (Columbus) (55-7), 11/13/20 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (38-0), 11/20/20 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (48-13), 11/27/20 Westfield (38-14)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 at Warren Central (Indianapolis), 8/27 Decatur Central (Indianapolis), 9/3 at Carmel, 9/10 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis), 9/17 at North Central (Indianapolis), 9/24 at Lawrence Central (Indianapolis), 10/1 Pike (Indianapolis), 10/8 Lawrence North (Indianapolis), 10/15 at Cathedral (Indianapolis)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral (Indianapolis) (56.2), Carmel (43.4), Warren Central (Indianapolis) (40)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (-4.1), Pike (Indianapolis) (13.6), North Central (Indianapolis) (16.3)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.8 (46.2 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.9
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.9
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #89
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 88%