GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Kelly Green/White/Vegas Gold
Coach: Steven Wright
League: 4A CAP 7 (moving from 4A PAC-6)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #28
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jack Biestek 6'3" 200 Senior WR 4.69
Dalen Spruill Senior RB 4.75
Nick Frey 6'3" 180 Junior QB 4.71
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jack Bowler 6'3" 270 Senior OG
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, DL
Team Weaknesses: Some OL Youth
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 29.2
2016 National Rank: #1761
2016 State Rank: #45
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.1
2017 National Rank: #2270
2017 State Rank: #66
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5183
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.9
Dynasty Record: 105-66 (42-26 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 12-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 42.7
2016 Points Against Average: 24.8
2016 Differential: +17.9
2016 Wins: #2775 New Hanover (Wilmington) (31-13), #3759 Conley [D. H.] (Greenville) (70-42), #4349 Southern (Durham) (55-42), #5418 Green Hope (Cary) (28-24), #5823 Northern (Durham) (25-7), #7076 Person (Roxboro) (56-27), #7329 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (49-27), #7329 Riverside (Durham) (29-6), #7628 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (42-32), #7996 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (50-26), #8964 Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (54-13), #12903 East Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill) (41-0)
2016 Losses: #625 Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (47-33), #2558 Hillside (Durham) (41-35)
2016 Opponents W-L: 83-83
Recent League Championships: 2012 (3A Carolina), 2011 (3A Carolina), 2010 (3A Carolina), 2009 (3A Carolina)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Athens Drive (Raleigh), 8/25 at Southern (Durham), 9/1 Riverside (Durham), 9/8 at Cleveland (Clayton), 9/15 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough), 9/22 Leesville Road (Raleigh), 10/6 at Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh), 10/13 Millbrook (Raleigh), 10/20 at Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh), 10/27 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh), 11/3 at Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (39.4), Leesville Road (Raleigh) (29), Millbrook (Raleigh) (25.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (-5.8), Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (0.8), Southern (Durham) (1.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2 (12.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #105
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3617
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%