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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Bo Orlando
League: District 10 Region 7 (moving from District 10 Region 6)
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #18

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Cooper Cousins 6'6" 325 Senior IOL

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 35.3
2023 National Rank: #802
2023 State Rank: #27
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.7
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -6.3
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 15.3
2024 National Rank*: #1404
2024 State Rank*: #57
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 36
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #540
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 20.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 43-14 (13-2 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 38.2
Dynasty National Rank: #466
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 22.9
Dynasty Record: 160-82 (66-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 8-5
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 39.2
2023 Points Against Average: 27.7
2023 Differential: +11.5
2023 Wins: #929 Cathedral Prep (Erie) (23-13), #1809 State College (47-20), #2284 Barberton (OH) (52-20), #4901 Erie (58-20), #4901 Erie (47-21), #4964 Meadville (52-13), #6321 Butler (52-12), #12093 Dohn Community (Cincinnati, OH) (49-18)
2023 Losses: #85 North Allegheny (Wexford) (43-24), #85 North Allegheny (Wexford) (41-7), #344 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) (49-28), #612 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, OH) (56-39), #1478 St. Francis (Hamburg, NY) (34-31)
2023 Opponents W-L: 92-62
Recent League Championships: 2023 (District 10 Region 6), 2021 (District 10 Region 6), 2020 (District 10 Region 8), 2007 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 6 AAA), 2005 (District 10 Region 6 AAAA), 2004 (District 10 Region 6 AAAA), 2003 (Allegheny)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh), 8/30 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), 9/6 Mentor (OH), 9/13 at Erie, 9/20 Meadville, 9/27 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, OH), 10/4 at Cathedral Prep (Erie), 10/11 Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown, OH), 10/18 Steubenville (OH), 10/25 at St. Francis (Hamburg, NY)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland, OH) (32.9), Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) (32.1), Mentor (OH) (23.4)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Meadville (-10.1), Erie (-9.1), St. Francis (Hamburg, NY) (9.3)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.8 (22.7 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 14
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -3.8
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #8
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #356
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-5
2024 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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