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GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rich Robbins
League: Monsignor Martin (moving from Monsignor Martin AA)
Playoff Division: Monsignor Martin
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2010 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Corey Madlock 6'4" 280 Senior G/DT 5.06 [Buffalo]
Jack Plunkett 6'5" 290 Senior G/DT 5.14
Mercer Timmis 6'2" 225 Senior RB/LB 4.51

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Travis Eman 6'2" 200 Senior QB 4.51 [Furman]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strength/Conditioning, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 29.9
2010 National Rank: #1597
2010 State Rank: #33
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 30.2
2011 National Rank: #1309
2011 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 20.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2513
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.2
Dynasty Record: 26-24 (10-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 34.8
2010 Points Against Average: 23.5
2010 Differential: +11.3
2010 Wins: #726 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) (47-44), #920 Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA) (30-20), #3462 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (21-19), #4469 Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) (40-7), #7348 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (54-7), #8106 St. John the Baptist (West Islip) (41-7), #11844 Bishop Kearney (Rochester) (54-6)
2010 Losses: #93 Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (40-16), #1283 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (35-19), #1283 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (50-26)
2010 Opponents W-L: 61-49
Recent State Championships: 2009 (Monsignor Martin AA)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; Monsignor Martin AA), 2009 (Monsignor Martin AA), 2008 (Monsignor Martin AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester), 9/10 at Elmira Free Academy/Southside (Elmira), 9/17 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo), 9/23 at Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA), 10/1 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), 10/7 at Aquinas Institute (Rochester), 10/15 at Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda), 10/22 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo), 10/29 at St. Francis (Athol Springs)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (60.4), St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (36.7), Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA) (35.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (-1.2), McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (17.1), Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) (19.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.8 (22.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #587
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) [projection: 31-19 win]