GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Kelly Green/White/Vegas Gold
Coach: Steven Wright
League: 4A CAP 7
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #14
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Nick Frey 6'3" 185 Senior QB 4.65
Jalen Brooks 6'1" 220 Senior DE/FB 4.8
Dom Carlucci 6'2" 225 Senior TE/HB 4.75
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jack Biestek 6'3" 205 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Veteran Group, Talented Young Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Leading Rusher
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 28.4
2017 National Rank: #1701
2017 State Rank: #47
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: 16.8
2018 National Rank: #1299
2018 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 13.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5305
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 116-67 (48-26 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 11-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 36.3
2017 Points Against Average: 16.6
2017 Differential: +19.7
2017 Wins: #1525 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (29-28), #2851 Cleveland (Clayton) (41-14), #2868 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (47-3), #2892 Millbrook (Raleigh) (37-21), #5376 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (35-19), #6123 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (52-12), #6454 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (42-28), #7249 Southern (Durham) (20-8), #8154 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (41-17), #8186 Riverside (Durham) (31-9), #12390 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (54-6)
2017 Losses: #669 Heritage (Wake Forest) (34-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 68-76
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2012 (3A Carolina), 2011 (3A Carolina), 2010 (3A Carolina), 2009 (3A Carolina)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Athens Drive (Raleigh), 8/24 Southern (Durham), 8/31 at Riverside (Durham), 9/7 Cleveland (Clayton), 9/14 at Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey), 9/21 at Leesville Road (Raleigh), 10/5 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh), 10/12 at Millbrook (Raleigh), 10/19 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh), 10/26 at Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh), 11/2 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey) (29.5), Cleveland (Clayton) (10.7), Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Riverside (Durham) (-24.2), Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (-16.2), Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (-13.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.9 (15.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3015
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%