Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, NY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Chris Reno
League: Freelance (moving from Section 8 Conference V)
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Anthony Abbondanza 6'2" 210 Senior QB/OLB 4.80
Jordan Weeks 6'3" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.60
Tristan Etienne 5'8" 180 Sophomore RB/SS 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -27.3
2013 National Rank: #13010
2013 State Rank: #535 (in NY)
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -23.8
2014 National Rank: #12520
2014 State Rank: #486 (in NY)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -16.7
Dynasty National Rank: #12654
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.1
Dynasty Record: 49-50 (15-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 32.2
2013 Points Against Average: 26.2
2013 Differential: +6
2013 Wins: #13265 Friends Academy (Locust Valley) (54-48), #13265 Friends Academy (Locust Valley) (46-29), #13556 Lutheran (Baltimore, MD) (41-21), #13789 Jericho (33-21), #14550 Great Neck South (Great Neck) (60-29), #14586 St. Dominic (Oyster Bay) (28-14)
2013 Losses: #11003 Schreiber [Paul D.] (Port Washington) (35-6), #11711 Roslyn (Roslyn Heights) (22-14), #14267 Great Neck North (Great Neck) (17-8)
2013 Opponents W-L: 32-40
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Section 8 Conference V)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 6
Streak List: 10/5/13 St. Dominic (Oyster Bay) (28-14), 10/12/13 Friends Academy (Locust Valley) (46-29), 10/19/13 Great Neck South (Great Neck) (60-29), 10/26/13 Jericho (33-21), 11/2/13 Friends Academy (Locust Valley) (54-48), 11/9/13 Lutheran (Baltimore, MD) (41-21)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/6 at Riverdale Country (Bronx), 9/13 Nazareth (Brooklyn), 9/27 Hackley (Tarrytown), 10/4 at New York Military Academy (Cornwall-on-Hudson), 10/11 at Rye Country Day (Rye), 10/18 St. Dominic (Oyster Bay), 10/25 Hopkins (New Haven, CT), 11/8 Lutheran (Baltimore, MD)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hackley (Tarrytown) (26.1), Rye Country Day (Rye) (-4), Riverdale Country (Bronx) (-11.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Dominic (Oyster Bay) (-51), New York Military Academy (Cornwall-on-Hudson) (-44.3), Lutheran (Baltimore, MD) (-32.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -34.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #398
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12615
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%