| Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Kelly Green/White/Vegas Gold Coach: Steven Wright League: 3A Carolina Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ben Grazen 5'10" 175 Senior RB 4.40 Nick Carroll 6'5" 255 Senior OL/DL Thomas Bernhardt 6'4" 265 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offensive Experience, Recent Success Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defensive Front RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 31.2 2011 National Rank: #1557 2011 State Rank: #42 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.8 2012 Starting Power Rating: 29.9 2012 National Rank: #1471 2012 State Rank: #32 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 2.1 Dynasty National Rank: #7456 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 31.6 Dynasty Record: 60-48 (20-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 11-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 32.9 2011 Points Against Average: 12.8 2011 Differential: +20.1 2011 Wins: #1916 Triton (Erwin) (25-15), #2959 Conley [D. H.] (Greenville) (24-6), #4443 Chapel Hill (34-6), #4503 Clayton (40-26), #4793 Southern Vance (Henderson) (23-17), #5835 Ravenscroft (Raleigh) (49-13), #6333 Orange (Hillsborough) (35-20), #8759 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (40-7), #10001 Webb [J. F.] (Oxford) (45-6), #10908 Northern Vance (Henderson) (52-0), #12598 Union Pines (Cameron) (44-0) 2011 Losses: #1057 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (31-17), #1442 Cary (19-0) 2011 Opponents W-L: 87-68 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/17/12 Clayton (20-15) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Clayton, 8/24 at Cary, 8/31 Union Pines (Cameron), 9/7 at Ravenscroft (Raleigh), 9/21 at Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough), 9/28 Chapel Hill, 10/5 at Southern Vance (Henderson), 10/12 at Northern Vance (Henderson), 10/19 Orange (Hillsborough), 10/26 Webb [J. F.] (Oxford) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cary (30.8), Chapel Hill (18.1), Clayton (16.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Union Pines (Cameron) (-22.8), Northern Vance (Henderson) (-12.7), Webb [J. F.] (Oxford) (-9.8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6 (13.9 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #197 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6143 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 42% |