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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Denny Molzen
League: West Alameda County - Foothill
Section: North Coast
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2022 JV Record: 4-5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cooper Matthews 5'11" 165 Senior QB 4.9
Emon Dost 6'3.5" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.3
Michael Walker 5'10" 210 Senior RB/LB 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Improved Strength, Junior Class Experience, Depth/Roster Size
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position/Senior Class Inexperience

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -19.5
2022 National Rank: #9566
2022 State Rank: #619
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -43.9
2023 National Rank: #10095
2023 State Rank: #667
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #8204
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.5
Dynasty Record: 17-28 (12-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 2-8
2022 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2022 Points For Average: 17
2022 Points Against Average: 32.6
2022 Differential: -15.6
2022 Wins: #7577 Berkeley (34-18), #12101 Encinal (Alameda) (35-0)
2022 Losses: #3287 Logan [James] (Union City) (31-7), #3647 Foothill (Pleasanton) (49-6), #5350 Tennyson (Hayward) (45-7), #6181 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (40-23), #6255 Dublin (20-0), #6370 Granada (Livermore) (28-6), #7741 Moreau Catholic (Hayward) (48-31), #7964 San Leandro (47-21)
2022 Opponents W-L: 54-53
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 Carlmont (Belmont), 9/1 Livermore, 9/8 at Granada (Livermore), 9/15 Deer Valley (Antioch), 9/22 Berkeley, 10/6 at Moreau Catholic (Hayward), 10/13 at Logan [James] (Union City), 10/19 Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland), 10/27 vs San Leandro, 11/3 Tennyson (Hayward)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Tennyson (Hayward) (-5.2), Logan [James] (Union City) (-8.1), Bishop O'Dowd (Oakland) (-14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Deer Valley (Antioch) (-46.6), Carlmont (Belmont) (-41.8), San Leandro (-36.1)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.1
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.5
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #359
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6496
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2023 Projected League Finish: 6th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%