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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Denny Molzen
League: MVAL/WACC - Foothill (moving from MVAL/WACC - Mission)
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2021 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Rothwell 6'3" 205 Senior WR/DB 4.7
Benn Smith 6'4" 215 Senior TE/LB 4.9
Odin Malby 6'0" 245 Senior OL/DL 5.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Experience, Leadership, Sophomore Class
Team Weaknesses: LB/DB Inexperience, Depth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -8.9
2021 National Rank: #7473
2021 State Rank: #520
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -26.8
2022 National Rank: #7850
2022 State Rank: #560
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 6.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6647
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 33.4
Dynasty Record: 74-115 (55-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 6-4
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 25.1
2021 Points Against Average: 20.8
2021 Differential: +4.3
2021 Wins: #9551 Mt. Eden (Hayward) (28-15), #9873 Moreau Catholic (Hayward) (20-14), #10779 Berkeley (35-7), #11190 Piedmont (22-12), #11536 Washington (Fremont) (55-21), #11943 Kennedy [John F.] (Fremont) (40-8)
2021 Losses: #1366 Foothill (Pleasanton) (38-12), #2912 Dublin (35-6), #5772 Granada (Livermore) (30-6), #6867 Encinal (Alameda) (28-27)
2021 Opponents W-L: 44-58
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/29/21 Mt. Eden (Hayward) (28-15), 11/5/21 Berkeley (35-7)

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 Foothill (Pleasanton), 9/2 Dublin, 9/9 at Granada (Livermore), 9/23 at Berkeley, 9/30 at Moreau Catholic (Hayward), 10/7 Encinal (Alameda), 10/14 Logan [James] (Union City), 10/21 at Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 10/28 San Leandro, 11/4 at Tennyson (Hayward)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Foothill (Pleasanton) (12.5), Logan [James] (Union City) (-1.5), Tennyson (Hayward) (-1.9)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Berkeley (-45.1), Moreau Catholic (Hayward) (-32), Encinal (Alameda) (-28.8)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.9
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.6
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.7
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #394
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4917
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2022 Projected League Finish: 5th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%