GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rich Robbins
League: Monsignor Martin - Large (moving from Monsignor Martin)
Playoff Division: Monsignor Martin
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 4-4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Joel Nicholas 5'11" 195 Senior RB/S
Joe Jamison 5'10" 180 Senior ATH
Tristian Vandenberg 6'4" 225 Senior K/TE
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Paul Woods 6'1" 165 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism, Speed, Improved Strength
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 35.5
2017 National Rank: #998
2017 State Rank: #22
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2018 Starting Power Rating: 16.6
2018 National Rank: #1315
2018 State Rank: #33
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 31.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1300
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.2
Dynasty Record: 97-59 (36-16 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 37.5
2017 Points Against Average: 22.5
2017 Differential: +15
2017 Wins: #643 Washington (Massillon, OH) (49-35), #1443 Mendon/Sutherland (Pittsford) (42-27), #2772 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (55-16), #2772 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (22-14), #4268 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (38-9), #7316 Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) (55-16), #7316 Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) (35-14), #12707 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (78-0)
2017 Losses: #90 Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA) (31-20), #160 Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains) (49-28), #649 Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (31-7), #1569 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, PA) (28-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 85-53
Recent State Championships: 2017, 2016, 2016 (Catholic State Championship), 2014, 2014 (Catholic State Championship), 2013, 2012, 2009 (Monsignor Martin AA)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (Monsignor Martin), 2016 (Monsignor Martin), 2015 (Monsignor Martin), 2014 (Monsignor Martin), 2013 (Monsignor Martin), 2012 (Monsignor Martin), 2010 (tied for 1st; Monsignor Martin AA), 2009 (Monsignor Martin AA), 2008 (Monsignor Martin AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/1 vs Western New York Maritime Charter/Health Sciences (Buffalo), 9/7 at McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester), 9/15 vs Aquinas Institute (Rochester), 9/21 at Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA), 9/28 vs St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo), 10/6 at Erie (PA), 10/13 vs St. Mary's (Lancaster), 10/20 vs St. Francis (Athol Springs), 10/27 vs Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA) (40.5), Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (31.6), McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (12)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Mary's (Lancaster) (-18), Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) (-14), St. Francis (Athol Springs) (1.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4 (27.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1257
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%