GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Kelly Green/White/Vegas Gold
Coach: Steven Wright
League: 4A PAC-6
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #65
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jack Biestek 6'3" 210 Junior QB 4.6
Dalen Spruill 5'6" 170 Junior RB 4.5
Jack Bowler 6'3" 270 Senior OL 5.0
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience Of Returning Starters, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Replacing TE/K/P
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 7
2015 National Rank: #6268
2015 State Rank: #185
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 13.4
2016 National Rank: #4645
2016 State Rank: #147
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 7.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5786
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6
Dynasty Record: 93-64 (37-25 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 31.3
2015 Points Against Average: 21.8
2015 Differential: +9.5
2015 Wins: #8551 Person (Roxboro) (47-13), #9286 Riverside (Durham) (29-12), #9412 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (35-13), #10537 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (50-7), #10646 Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (42-13), #11681 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (28-27), #12909 East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill) (48-6)
2015 Losses: #1791 Southern (Durham) (36-31), #2429 Hillside (Durham) (41-8), #4453 West Johnston (Benson) (34-16), #4570 Green Hope (Cary) (29-18), #4600 Northern (Durham) (31-24)
2015 Opponents W-L: 59-86
Recent League Championships: 2012 (3A Carolina), 2011 (3A Carolina), 2010 (3A Carolina), 2009 (3A Carolina)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/19/16 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (49-27), 8/25/16 Southern (Durham) (55-42)
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Athens Drive (Raleigh), 8/25 Southern (Durham), 9/5 Green Hope (Cary), 9/9 at Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh), 9/16 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough), 9/30 at Riverside (Durham), 10/7 Hillside (Durham), 10/14 at Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham), 10/21 Person (Roxboro), 10/28 at East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill), 11/4 Northern (Durham)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Southern (Durham) (35.1), Hillside (Durham) (20), Northern (Durham) (19)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill) (-25.2), Athens Drive (Raleigh) (-21.6), Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (-14.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3 (2.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #270
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8130
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%