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GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rich Robbins
League: Monsignor Martin
Playoff Division: Monsignor Martin
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2014 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Justin Jones 6'3" 190 Senior WR/LB
Richard Roberson 5'10" 300 Senior OL/DL
Jordan Fears 5'10" 175 Senior WR/DB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyrone Wheatley Jr. 6'6" 260 Senior TE
Michael Tarbutt 6'0" 180 Senior K
Brad Zaffram 6'2" 220 Senior ILB
Chris Gangarossa 6'4" 305 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athletic Skill Positions, Special Teams, Strong Line
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Many Starters

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 59.6
2014 National Rank: #104
2014 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 43.2
2015 National Rank: #578
2015 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 23.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1662
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.4
Dynasty Record: 71-50 (25-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-0
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 34.9
2014 Points Against Average: 9.4
2014 Differential: +25.5
2014 Wins: #220 Jamestown (27-14), #304 Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains) (23-10), #570 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) (43-7), #706 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH) (24-17), #949 Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (34-0), #2228 Bishop Watterson (Columbus, OH) (21-14), #2587 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (37-8), #2587 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (35-8), #2772 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (48-13), #2772 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (62-19), #3964 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (17-0), #7144 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (48-3)
2014 Losses: none
2014 Opponents W-L: 79-52
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2014 (Catholic State Championship), 2013, 2012, 2009 (Monsignor Martin AA)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010 (tied for 1st; Monsignor Martin AA), 2009 (Monsignor Martin AA), 2008 (Monsignor Martin AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 19
Streak List: 10/26/13 Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) (41-0), 11/2/13 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (21-0), 11/14/13 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (30-0), 11/21/13 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (41-7), 9/6/14 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (48-3), 9/13/14 Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (34-0), 9/19/14 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) (43-7), 9/26/14 Jamestown (27-14), 10/4/14 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (17-0), 10/11/14 Bishop Watterson (Columbus, OH) (21-14), 10/18/14 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH) (24-17), 10/24/14 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (37-8), 11/1/14 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (48-13), 11/13/14 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (62-19), 11/29/14 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (35-8), 12/7/14 Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains) (23-10), 9/5/15 Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) (28-7), 9/12/15 St. Mary's (Lancaster) (37-0), 9/19/15 South Park/Middle Early College (Buffalo) (23-20)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/5 vs Shenendehowa (Clifton Park), 9/12 at St. Mary's (Lancaster), 9/19 vs South Park/Middle Early College (Buffalo), 9/26 DePaul (Wayne, NJ), 10/2 at St. Francis (Athol Springs), 10/10 vs St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo), 10/17 at Aquinas Institute (Rochester), 10/24 vs Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo), 10/31 Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: DePaul (Wayne, NJ) (61), Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (43.3), Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) (42.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: St. Mary's (Lancaster) (10.6), St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (14.7), Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (18.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.5 (31.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #533
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%