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GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rich Robbins
League: Monsignor Martin
Playoff Division: Monsignor Martin
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyrone Wheatley Jr 6'6" 260 Senior TE/DE
Josh Huffman 5'11" 185 Senior WR/CB
Brad Zaffram 6'2" 220 Senior LB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Chris Gangarossa 6'4" 305 Senior OL

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Qadree Ollison 6'1" 225 Senior RB [Pittsburgh]
Augie Touris 6'4" 230 Senior TE [UTEP]
Ryan Richards 6'2" 205 Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong Senior Class, Experience, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters On OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 48
2013 National Rank: #353
2013 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 48.7
2014 National Rank: #257
2014 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 20.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2204
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 29.5
Dynasty Record: 59-50 (22-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 27.8
2013 Points Against Average: 3.9
2013 Differential: +23.9
2013 Wins: #803 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) (14-0), #1475 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (21-0), #1475 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (41-7), #3638 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (35-9), #5003 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (24-0), #5003 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (30-0), #6344 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (42-15), #6541 St. Mary's (Lancaster) (51-0), #9714 Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) (41-0)
2013 Losses: #77 Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (3-0), #349 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH) (9-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 67-51
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2012, 2009 (Monsignor Martin AA)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2010 (tied for 1st; Monsignor Martin AA), 2009 (Monsignor Martin AA), 2008 (Monsignor Martin AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 4
Streak List: 10/26/13 Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) (41-0), 11/2/13 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (21-0), 11/14/13 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (30-0), 11/21/13 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (41-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/6 vs McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester), 9/13 vs Aquinas Institute (Rochester), 9/19 at Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), 9/26 at Jamestown, 10/4 at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo), 10/11 at Bishop Watterson (Columbus, OH), 10/18 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH), 10/24 vs Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo), 11/1 vs St. Francis (Athol Springs)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (60.9), Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH) (53.2), Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) (37.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (4.1), Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (17.5), St. Francis (Athol Springs) (18.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9 (24 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.4
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%