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GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rich Robbins
League: Monsignor Martin
Playoff Division: Monsignor Martin
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mason Hoose 6'1" 220 Senior ATH 4.6
Cole Burniston 6'3" 225 Senior ATH 4.51
RaeQwon Greer 5'10" 180 Senior CB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Blake Haubeil 6'3" 200 Senior K

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Most Linemen Return, Size/Speed At Skill Positions, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 42.4
2015 National Rank: #676
2015 State Rank: #9
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 42.8
2016 National Rank: #608
2016 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 25.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1470
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.6
Dynasty Record: 79-53 (29-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 25.2
2015 Points Against Average: 17.7
2015 Differential: +7.5
2015 Wins: #185 DePaul (Wayne, NJ) (17-14), #484 South Park/Middle Early College (Buffalo) (23-20), #665 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (64-34), #2881 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (28-0), #2938 Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) (28-7), #3371 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (7-6), #3371 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (35-9), #5256 St. Mary's (Lancaster) (37-0)
2015 Losses: #105 Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (42-14), #318 Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA) (21-17), #665 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (42-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 80-50
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2014 (Catholic State Championship), 2013, 2012, 2009 (Monsignor Martin AA)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010 (tied for 1st; Monsignor Martin AA), 2009 (Monsignor Martin AA), 2008 (Monsignor Martin AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/3/16 Lockport (60-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/3 vs Lockport, 9/10 vs Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda), 9/17 vs Aquinas Institute (Rochester), 9/24 vs St. Francis (Athol Springs), 9/30 at Alden, 10/8 at Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH), 10/15 at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo), 10/21 vs Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo), 10/28 at Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA) (55.4), St. Francis (Athol Springs) (47.6), Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (45.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lockport (9), Alden (11.8), St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (15.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.4 (35.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #782
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%