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GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Mark Bates
League: Olympic
Section: Southern
Playoff Division: Northwest (XI)
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 5-4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jesse Hanckel 6'3" 190 Senior QB
Damion Martin-Bostick 5'7" 140 Senior CB/WR 4.55
Luke Swett 6'2" 195 Sophomore OLB/TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -12.7
2013 National Rank: #10809
2013 State Rank: #777
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -12.2
2014 National Rank: #10670
2014 State Rank: #755
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 2.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7323
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.9
Dynasty Record: 67-56 [68-55 on the field] (23-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 26
2013 Points Against Average: 42
2013 Differential: -16
2013 Wins: #10961 Verdugo Hills (Tujunga) (52-34), #11232 St. Monica (Santa Monica) (50-36), #12166 Heritage Christian (North Hills) (29-9)
2013 Losses: #2258 Oak Park (56-7), #4371 St. Margaret's (San Juan Capistrano) (56-17), #5153 Western Christian (Upland) (54-35), #6986 Bishop's (La Jolla) (49-30), #8748 Maranatha (Pasadena) (48-12), #8827 Whittier Christian (La Habra) (41-21), #9201 Valley Christian (Cerritos) (37-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 71-45
Recent Section Championships: 2003 (XII)
Recent League Championships: 2006, 2003 (Alpha)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/8/13 Heritage Christian (Northridge) (29-9), 8/30/14 Webb (Claremont) (21-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 at Webb (Claremont), 9/6 vs St. Genevieve (Panorama City), 9/12 Mountain View Christian (Las Vegas, NV), 9/19 vs Animo South Los Angeles (Los Angeles), 9/26 at Verdugo Hills (Tujunga), 10/11 vs Heritage Christian (Northridge), 10/17 vs Maranatha (Pasadena), 10/24 vs Whittier Christian (La Habra), 10/31 vs Valley Christian (Cerritos), 11/7 vs Los Angeles
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Maranatha (Pasadena) (2.1), Valley Christian (Cerritos) (2.1), Whittier Christian (La Habra) (-2.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Animo South Los Angeles (Los Angeles) (-45), Los Angeles (-38.9), Heritage Christian (Northridge) (-28.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #904
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12144
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%