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GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Carl Lemke
League: Tri-Metro (moving from Tri-Metro - East)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 30.6
2013 National Rank: #1716
2013 State Rank: #24
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 26.6
2014 National Rank: #2038
2014 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 13
Dynasty National Rank: #4006
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.6
Dynasty Record: 85-34 (40-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 40.5
2013 Points Against Average: 18.5
2013 Differential: +22
2013 Wins: #1886 New London-Spicer (New London) (48-44), #2114 Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe) (38-35), #5506 Proctor (3-0), #6989 Blake (Minneapolis) (59-0), #7287 Tomah (WI) (55-13), #9043 Columbia Heights (49-20), #10620 St. Agnes (St. Paul) (40-7), #10862 Concordia Academy (Roseville) (42-7), #11236 St. Anthony Village (Minneapolis) (52-20), #12202 New Life Academy/St. Croix Prep (Woodbury) (47-14), #12644 Como Park (St. Paul) (57-7)
2013 Losses: #1426 DeLaSalle (Minneapolis) (40-8), #1880 Waseca (34-28)
2013 Opponents W-L: 81-54
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2011
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Tri-Metro - East), 2012 (Tri-Metro - East), 2011 (Tri-Metro - East), 2009 (Tri-Metro - East), 2007 (Tri-Metro - East), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 DeLaSalle (Minneapolis), 9/5 Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield), 9/12 at Concordia Academy (Roseville), 9/19 at Columbia Heights, 9/26 St. Agnes (St. Paul), 10/3 St. Anthony Village (Minneapolis), 10/10 at New Life Academy/St. Croix Prep (Woodbury), 10/15 at Brooklyn Center
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: DeLaSalle (Minneapolis) (35.6), Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield) (26.3), Columbia Heights (-4.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Brooklyn Center (-24.6), New Life Academy/St. Croix Prep (Woodbury) (-21), Concordia Academy (Roseville) (-13)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 (5.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #174
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8676
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 26%



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