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GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Ed Woods
League: WPIAL A Tri-County South
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #21

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -14.2
2024 National Rank: #7927
2024 State Rank: #307
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +1.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -4.1
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -25.6
2025 National Rank*: #7657
2025 State Rank*: #298
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -9.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #7629
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 15.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 40-13 (29-5 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -2.7
Dynasty National Rank: #8822
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 22.9
Dynasty Record: 130-96 (101-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 8-4
2024 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2024 Points For Average: 37.5
2024 Points Against Average: 18.3
2024 Differential: +19.2
2024 Wins: #8874 Laurel (New Castle) (22-6), #10293 Serra Catholic (McKeesport) (62-26), #11340 Bentworth (Bentleyville) (72-14), #11396 Carmichaels (44-8), #11946 West Greene (Waynesburg) (48-14), #12819 Avella (40-0), #12874 Bethlehem Center (Fredericktown) (56-14), #13728 Mapletown (Greensboro) (58-0)
2024 Losses: #2967 Clairton (54-0), #5520 Cornell (Coraopolis) (27-3), #7934 Jefferson-Morgan (Jefferson) (28-27), #9027 Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg) (28-18)
2024 Opponents W-L: 66-61-1
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2020, 2018 (tied for 1st; WPIAL 1A Tri-County South), 2017 (WPIAL 1A Tri-County South), 2006 (tied for 1st; WPIAL A 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 at Serra Catholic (McKeesport), 8/29 Cornell (Coraopolis), 9/5 at Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg), 9/12 at Bentworth (Bentleyville), 9/19 at Avella, 9/26 at Mapletown (Greensboro), 10/3 at Carmichaels, 10/10 West Greene (Waynesburg), 10/24 at Jefferson-Morgan (Jefferson)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Cornell (Coraopolis) (-12.8), Jefferson-Morgan (Jefferson) (-26), Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg) (-36.3)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Mapletown (Greensboro) (-91.1), Carmichaels (-71.2), Avella (-65.7)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.5 (-24.9 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -50.6
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -24.1
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-2
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 6%



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