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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Ryan Gardner
League: Sangamo
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2022 JV Record: 2-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Talin Kern 6'0" 165 Senior QB 4.8
Grant Dobson 6'4" 215 Senior DE/TE 5.0
Tre Lancaster 6'0" 210 Senior RB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Filling Line Holes

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -2.1
2022 National Rank: #6162
2022 State Rank: #216
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -17.8
2023 National Rank: #5426
2023 State Rank: #183
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -2.3
Dynasty National Rank: #6478
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.5
Dynasty Record: 23-23 (21-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 6-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (4th)
2022 Points For Average: 31.3
2022 Points Against Average: 27.8
2022 Differential: +3.5
2022 Wins: #4285 Olympia (Stanford) (48-26), #7553 Pleasant Plains (41-24), #8122 New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin) (42-21), #10871 Pittsfield (34-0), #11597 Riverton (47-19), #12059 PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg) (32-6)
2022 Losses: #1817 Williamsville (62-12), #2251 Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa) (39-13), #3321 Athens (22-14), #3699 Pana (59-30)
2022 Opponents W-L: 59-48
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2008 (Prairie State), 2005 (Prairie State), 2003 (Prairie State)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin), 9/1 Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa), 9/8 at Pleasant Plains, 9/15 at Athens, 9/22 PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central/Greenview (Petersburg), 9/29 at Riverton, 10/6 Pittsfield, 10/13 at Olympia (Stanford), 10/20 Williamsville
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa) (4.5), Williamsville (2.2), Athens (-2.7)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Riverton (-56), Pittsfield (-43.3), New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin) (-34.6)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.2 (-2.9 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.4
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.2
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #148
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5085
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2023 Projected League Finish: 5th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%