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GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Bruce Harbach
League: Lancaster-Lebanon 3
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2010 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Adam DePietro 6'5" 280 Junior OL/DL 4.90 [Northwestern]
Sean Titus 6'4" 190 Sophomore WR/FS 4.60
Roman Clay 5'11" 205 Sophomore RB/OLB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, Team Speed, OL
Team Weaknesses: QB, Pass Defense, DL Youth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 25.8
2010 National Rank: #2198
2010 State Rank: #98
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 29.4
2011 National Rank: #1398
2011 State Rank: #60
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 31.9
Dynasty National Rank: #782
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1
Dynasty Record: 60-8 (33-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 11-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 39.9
2010 Points Against Average: 9.6
2010 Differential: +30.3
2010 Wins: #1498 Trinity (Camp Hill) (35-7), #3137 McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster) (17-7), #5791 East Pennsboro (Enola) (42-0), #6111 Schuylkill Valley (Leesport) (56-21), #6887 Hempfield (Landisville) (35-0), #10025 Columbia (56-20), #10088 Northern Lebanon (Fredericksburg) (47-0), #10136 Annville-Cleona (Annville) (55-7), #10404 Eastern Lebanon County (Myerstown) (39-18), #10659 Donegal (Mt. Joy) (42-7), #13270 Pequea Valley (Kinzers) (41-7)
2010 Losses: #3637 Wyomissing (21-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 64-67
Recent State Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/2/11 Trinity (Camp Hill) (36-29), 9/9/11 Hempfield (Landisville) (46-6), 9/16/11 McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster) (56-28)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Trinity (Camp Hill), 9/9 at Hempfield (Landisville), 9/16 McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster), 9/23 at Donegal (Mt. Joy), 9/30 East Pennsboro (Enola), 10/7 Pequea Valley (Kinzers), 10/14 at Northern Lebanon (Fredericksburg), 10/21 Columbia, 10/28 at Annville-Cleona (Annville), 11/4 Eastern Lebanon County (Myerstown)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Camp Hill) (40.9), McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster) (17.3), East Pennsboro (Enola) (8.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Pequea Valley (Kinzers) (-27.6), Eastern Lebanon County (Myerstown) (-11.1), Annville-Cleona (Annville) (-9.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.9 (3.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #323
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8158
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12%
Opener: 9/2 at Trinity (Camp Hill) [projection: 31-21 loss]