GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Kelly Green/White/Vegas Gold
Coach: Steven Wright
League: 3A Big Eight (moving from 3A Conference 11)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #22
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2013 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
David Smith 5'10" 195 Senior RB 4.59
Earl Gill 5'9" 175 Senior WR 4.60
Stephen Albright 6'2" 195 Senior DB 4.63
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Shawn Stankavage 6'3" 175 Senior QB [Vanderbilt]
Dante Dimaggio 6'2" 190 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 24.3
2013 National Rank: #2605
2013 State Rank: #74
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 21.9
2014 National Rank: #2783
2014 State Rank: #82
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 6.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5933
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.4
Dynasty Record: 80-53 (30-19 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 38.3
2013 Points Against Average: 28.4
2013 Differential: +9.9
2013 Wins: #3848 Green Hope (Cary) (14-12), #4347 Triton (Erwin) (44-28), #5145 Northwood (Pittsboro) (55-14), #6591 Ravenscroft (Raleigh) (49-21), #7334 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (35-28), #7594 Chapel Hill (47-36), #9721 Webb [J. F.] (Oxford) (46-21), #10258 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (56-28), #12102 Northern Vance (Henderson) (42-7)
2013 Losses: #679 Southern (Durham) (33-28), #679 Southern (Durham) (45-28), #1312 Orange (Hillsborough) (49-28), #4769 Cary (47-26)
2013 Opponents W-L: 82-78
Recent League Championships: 2012 (3A Carolina), 2011 (3A Carolina), 2010 (3A Carolina), 2009 (3A Carolina)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Cary (40-27)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Green Hope (Cary), 8/29 Cary, 9/5 at Ravenscroft (Raleigh), 9/12 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh), 9/26 at Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough), 10/3 Webb [J. F.] (Oxford), 10/10 at Southern (Durham), 10/17 Northern Vance (Henderson), 10/24 at Chapel Hill, 10/31 Orange (Hillsborough), 11/7 at Northwood (Pittsboro)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Southern (Durham) (44.9), Orange (Hillsborough) (34), Northwood (Pittsboro) (19.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Northern Vance (Henderson) (-20.2), Webb [J. F.] (Oxford) (-14.5), Chapel Hill (-10.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3 (14 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #183
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5168
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%