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GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Vernon Fox
League: IA Southern - Sunset
Playoff Division: IA
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
John Molchon 6'5" 260 Senior T/DE 5.10
Mark Rubalacaba 5'8" 145 Senior WR/DB 4.42
Austin Prather 6'4" 285 Senior OL/DL 5.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size On OL, Returning Key Starters
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 22.9
2013 National Rank: #2870
2013 State Rank: #13
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 17
2014 National Rank: #3709
2014 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3.3
Dynasty National Rank: #7077
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15
Dynasty Record: 58-54 (24-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 12-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 31.7
2013 Points Against Average: 16.6
2013 Differential: +15.1
2013 Wins: #3150 Churchill County (Fallon) (17-0), #4138 Lowry (Winnemucca) (16-8), #4560 Desert Pines (Las Vegas) (48-41), #6368 Mojave (North Las Vegas) (32-25), #8567 Clark [Ed W.] (Las Vegas) (35-20), #8808 Boulder City (62-7), #8808 Boulder City (31-19), #8895 Cheyenne (North Las Vegas) (27-8), #9274 Pahrump Valley (Pahrump) (38-20), #10091 Chaparral (Las Vegas) (27-12), #12657 Sunrise Mountain (Las Vegas) (31-6), #13680 Western (Las Vegas) (53-6)
2013 Losses: #3745 Virgin Valley (Mesquite) (26-20), #5833 Lutheran (Parker, CO) (35-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 72-71
Recent State Championships: 2013 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2005 (tied for 1st; Southern 3A)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 at Shelley (ID), 9/5 Virgin Valley (Mesquite), 9/12 at Clark [Ed W.] (Las Vegas), 9/19 Cheyenne (North Las Vegas), 9/27 Mojave (North Las Vegas), 10/2 at Western (Las Vegas), 10/10 Sierra Vista (Las Vegas), 10/17 Pahrump Valley (Pahrump), 10/24 at Spring Valley (Las Vegas)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Shelley (ID) (29.3), Mojave (North Las Vegas) (17.2), Virgin Valley (Mesquite) (8.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Western (Las Vegas) (-34.4), Sierra Vista (Las Vegas) (-5.6), Pahrump Valley (Pahrump) (-3.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6 (3.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6970
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%