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GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Vernon Fox
League: 4A Mountain - Northwest
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2018 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Julian Rohan 5'10" 175 Junior RB 4.7
Kanalu Shimizu 6'1" 290 Junior OL
Peyton Thornton 6'3" 210 Senior WR/TE 4.9

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Hunter Kaupiko 6'0" 225 Senior ILB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Greg Oliver 5'9" 165 Senior CB
David Heckard 6'5" 235 Senior WDE
Sagan Gronauer 6'0" 205 Senior QB
Sir Oliver Everett 6'3" 175 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strength, System
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Depth, Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 34.2
2018 National Rank: #955
2018 State Rank: #7
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 15.3
2019 National Rank: #1293
2019 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 13.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5175
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2
Dynasty Record: 94-74 (50-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 29.1
2018 Points Against Average: 22.6
2018 Differential: +6.5
2018 Wins: #1423 Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield, CA) (42-28), #1918 Canyon Springs (North Las Vegas) (48-35), #1989 Centennial (Las Vegas) (36-7), #2981 Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas) (41-8), #3663 Palo Verde (Las Vegas) (36-19), #4010 Legacy (North Las Vegas) (41-20), #6620 Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas) (48-7), #8318 Bonanza (Las Vegas) (41-12)
2018 Losses: #17 JSerra (San Juan Capistrano, CA) (50-10), #21 Chandler (AZ) (35-21), #34 Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, CO) (35-0), #503 Arbor View (Las Vegas) (10-7), #503 Arbor View (Las Vegas) (28-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 102-52
Recent State Championships: 2013 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (IA Southern - Sunset), 2014 (IA Southern - Sunset), 2013 (IA Southern - Sunset), 2005 (tied for 1st; Southern 3A)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, AZ), 9/7 Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ), 9/14 at Rancho Cucamonga (CA), 9/20 at Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield, CA), 10/4 Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas), 10/11 at Centennial (Las Vegas), 10/18 at Arbor View (Las Vegas), 10/24 Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas), 11/1 at Palo Verde (Las Vegas), 11/8 Bonanza (Las Vegas)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ) (76.2), Rancho Cucamonga (CA) (38.4), Arbor View (Las Vegas) (20.4)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Bonanza (Las Vegas) (-20.9), Cimarron-Memorial (Las Vegas) (-11.7), Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas) (-9.1)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.1 (29.5 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #485
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%