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GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Scarlet/White
Coach: Steve Warner
League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division III
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Riley Allen 6'0" 185 Junior TB 4.41
Brandon Keeler 6'0" 215 Senior DB 4.70
Logan Ahrens 5'10" 170 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Winning Attitude, JV Talent Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Number Of Returning Starters

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 39.5
2011 National Rank: #774
2011 State Rank: #11
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 28.8
2012 National Rank: #1606
2012 State Rank: #22
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 19.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2284
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.4
Dynasty Record: 63-38 (26-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 46.6
2011 Points Against Average: 7.4
2011 Differential: +39.2
2011 Wins: #261 Rose Hill (18-10), #1751 Mulvane (31-21), #2914 Abilene (49-6), #4761 Holcomb (56-6), #6122 Pratt/Walden Center Charter (Pratt) (62-0), #6726 Winfield (59-0), #7021 Wellington (56-6), #7822 Nickerson (42-9), #11152 El Dorado (60-7), #11323 Haven (55-3), #12311 Augusta (57-0)
2011 Losses: #621 Hayden (Topeka) (21-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 67-56
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Rose Hill, 9/7 at Collegiate (Wichita), 9/14 Mulvane, 9/21 at McPherson, 9/28 El Dorado, 10/5 at Winfield, 10/12 at Andale, 10/19 Cheney, 10/25 Nickerson
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rose Hill (43.1), Mulvane (33.1), Collegiate (Wichita) (24)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: El Dorado (-2.5), Cheney (-1.1), Nickerson (11)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5 (13.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +16.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2229
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%