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GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Scarlet/White
Coach: Steve Warner
League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division III
Playoff Division: 4A I
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jace Williams 6'4" 205 Junior QB/DB
Davey Dukart 6'0" 210 Senior OL
Chase Shantz 6'2" 200 Senior TE/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 45.2
2013 National Rank: #468
2013 State Rank: #5
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 40.1
2014 National Rank: #664
2014 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 23
Dynasty National Rank: #1752
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.7
Dynasty Record: 84-43 (34-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 13-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 34.4
2013 Points Against Average: 14.9
2013 Differential: +19.5
2013 Wins: #777 Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (31-14), #816 Holton (28-14), #1587 Ulysses (14-7), #2340 Hayden (Topeka) (27-18), #2972 McPherson (35-7), #2990 Mulvane (35-28), #3299 Collegiate (Wichita) (35-28), #3604 Winfield (41-13), #4039 Abilene (56-22), #5102 Rose Hill (42-3), #7443 Cheney (34-12), #8463 El Dorado (40-14), #12811 Nickerson (42-0)
2013 Losses: #1001 Andale (28-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 91-61
Recent State Championships: 2013 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 7
Streak List: 10/25/13 Cheney (34-12), 10/31/13 Nickerson (42-0), 11/5/13 Ulysses (14-7), 11/9/13 Abilene (56-22), 11/15/13 Hayden (Topeka) (27-18), 11/22/13 Holton (28-14), 11/30/13 Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (31-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Andale, 9/12 Mulvane, 9/19 at Winfield, 9/26 Augusta, 10/3 Rose Hill, 10/10 at El Dorado, 10/17 Hays, 10/24 McPherson, 10/31 at Abilene
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Andale (32.7), Hays (31.6), McPherson (26.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Augusta (-4.7), El Dorado (-1.1), Rose Hill (12.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9 (22.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #45
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2557
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 62%