Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Kelly Green/White/Vegas Gold
Coach: Steven Wright
League: 4A CAP 7
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Gill 6'0" 175 Junior WR 4.6
Myles Harp 6'1" 285 Senior DL 5.0
Ethan Hebb 6'1" 185 Junior ATH 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jalen Brooks 6'0" 220 Senior ILB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Skill Position Players Returning, OL Experience, Have One Of Most Talented Interior DL In State
Team Weaknesses: Replacing 3-Year K

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 31.8
2018 National Rank: #1160
2018 State Rank: #30
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 20.6
2019 National Rank: #891
2019 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 14.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4792
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.1
Dynasty Record: 126-69 (54-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 10-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 39.8
2018 Points Against Average: 10.6
2018 Differential: +29.2
2018 Wins: #1305 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (33-22), #1899 Northern (Durham) (26-14), #4056 Riverside (Durham) (48-0), #4325 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (45-0), #4354 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (57-10), #4857 Southern (Durham) (34-0), #5314 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (47-13), #5905 Millbrook (Raleigh) (55-7), #10113 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (42-0), #10257 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (49-10)
2018 Losses: #911 Cleveland (Clayton) (44-35), #1042 Scotland (Laurinburg) (7-6)
2018 Opponents W-L: 76-71
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017, 2012 (3A Carolina), 2011 (3A Carolina), 2010 (3A Carolina), 2009 (3A Carolina)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/24 vs Wake Forest, 8/30 Riverside (Durham), 9/6 at Heritage (Wake Forest), 9/13 Richmond (Rockingham), 9/20 at Cleveland (Clayton), 9/27 Leesville Road (Raleigh), 10/11 at Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh), 10/18 Millbrook (Raleigh), 10/25 at Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh), 11/1 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh), 11/8 at Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Richmond (Rockingham) (44.2), Wake Forest (30.5), Cleveland (Clayton) (22.8)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (-32.5), Millbrook (Raleigh) (-17.5), Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (-14.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8 (12.9 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.5
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1204
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%