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GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Bruce Harbach
League: Lancaster-Lebanon 2 (moving from Lancaster-Lebanon 1)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #18

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

TOP PLAYERS
Keegan Sheedy 6'5" 285 Senior OL/DL 5.25
Christian Kemp 5'9" 160 Senior DB/WR 4.50
Nassir Weaver 5'10" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Team Speed, Defense
Team Weaknesses: No Outstanding WR, Unsettled At QB/K, LB Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 25
2013 National Rank: #2509
2013 State Rank: #108
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 25.2
2014 National Rank: #2249
2014 State Rank: #86
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 28.9
Dynasty National Rank: #919
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 117-27 (66-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 26.5
2013 Points Against Average: 25.8
2013 Differential: +0.7
2013 Wins: #1246 Penn Manor (Millersville) (21-20), #3429 Manheim Township (Lancaster) (31-28), #4720 Cedar Crest (Lebanon) (42-27), #5199 Lampeter-Strasburg (Lampeter) (49-21), #6230 Warwick (Lititz) (42-21), #10296 McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster) (49-6)
2013 Losses: #431 Wilson (West Lawn) (24-17), #1238 McDowell (Erie) (38-14), #1441 Governor Mifflin (Shillington) (28-0), #1526 Cocalico (Denver) (35-21), #1699 Hempfield (Landisville) (40-26), #1767 Dallastown (21-6)
2013 Opponents W-L: 80-58
Recent State Championships: 2011 (AA), 2009 (AA)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Lancaster-Lebanon 3), 2010 (Lancaster-Lebanon 3), 2009 (Lancaster-Lebanon 3), 2008 (Lancaster-Lebanon 3), 2007 (tied for 1st; Lancaster-Lebanon 3), 2006 (Lancaster-Lebanon 3), 2005 (Lancaster-Lebanon 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Dallastown, 9/5 at Governor Mifflin (Shillington), 9/12 Littlestown, 9/19 Garden Spot (New Holland), 9/26 Solanco (Quarryville), 10/3 at Manheim Central (Manheim), 10/10 at Lebanon, 10/17 Lampeter-Strasburg (Lampeter), 10/24 Elizabethtown, 10/31 at Cocalico (Denver)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Manheim Central (Manheim) (33.5), Governor Mifflin (Shillington) (32.7), Dallastown (28.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Elizabethtown (-6), Solanco (Quarryville) (5.8), Littlestown (8.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2 (23.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #97
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2465
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%