GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Maroon/Burnt Orange
Coach: Brian Badke
League: CCL/ESCC - Blue (moving from Chicago Catholic - Blue)
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Justin Jefferson 5'11" 240 Senior DL 5.1
Giacomo Iraci 6'1" 180 Senior DB 4.4
Myles Jones 6'0" 215 Junior LB 4.8
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Denver Warren 6'1.5" 315 Senior DT
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Evan Kirts 6'5" 250 Senior OT
David O'Keeffe 6'3" 225 Senior SDE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DL Experience/Talent, LBs, DBs
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience
RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 60.3
2018 National Rank: #62
2018 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.8
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 42.7
2019 National Rank: #156
2019 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 43.7
Dynasty National Rank: #311
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1
Dynasty Record: 131-67 (35-37 in league)
HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 13-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 29.8
2018 Points Against Average: 6.1
2018 Differential: +23.7
2018 Wins: #58 Loyola Academy (Wilmette) (35-3), #104 Marist (Chicago) (14-3), #104 Marist (Chicago) (20-16), #412 Warren Township (Gurnee) (20-0), #433 Montini Catholic (Lombard) (31-0), #641 Crete-Monee (Crete) (54-16), #748 St. Rita (Chicago) (21-14), #1031 Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park) (27-17), #1883 Providence Catholic (New Lenox) (20-0), #2644 Zion-Benton (Zion) (49-0), #5269 Marmion Academy (Aurora) (40-0), #5836 Fenwick (Oak Park) (35-3), #8709 Leo (Chicago) (48-0)
2018 Losses: #58 Loyola Academy (Wilmette) (13-3)
2018 Opponents W-L: 111-57
Recent State Championships: 2006 (Prep Bowl), 2004 (Prep Bowl)
Recent League Championships: 2018 (Chicago Catholic - Blue), 2014 (tied for 1st; Chicago Catholic - Blue), 2004 (tied for 1st; Chicago Catholic Blue), 2003 (tied for 1st; Chicago Catholic Blue)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Hillcrest (Country Club Hills), 9/6 Perspectives Leadership/Perspectives-IIT Math & Science/Joslin/Perspectives Tech (Chicago), 9/13 Providence Catholic (New Lenox), 9/20 Marist (Chicago), 9/27 at Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet), 10/5 at Loyola Academy (Wilmette), 10/11 St. Laurence (Burbank), 10/18 at Carmel (Mundelein), 10/25 at Mount Carmel (Chicago)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Loyola Academy (Wilmette) (44.4), Marist (Chicago) (35.3), Mount Carmel (Chicago) (27.8)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Perspectives Leadership/Perspectives-IIT Math & Science/Joslin/Perspectives Tech (Chicago) (-22.3), St. Laurence (Burbank) (-2.2), Carmel (Mundelein) (-1)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.8 (36.3 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #471
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 26%