GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Kelly Green/White/Vegas Gold
Coach: Steven Wright
League: 4A CAP 7
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2019 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Gill 6'0" 180 Senior WR 4.63
Brock Biestek 6'1.5" 200 Senior ATH 4.67
John Caramanico 6'0" 255 Senior DL 4.98
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Returning Starters, Veteran Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Replacing K/P
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 44.1
2019 National Rank: #414
2019 State Rank: #10
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.3
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 35.2
2020 National Rank*: #390
2020 State Rank*: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 16.3
Dynasty National Rank: #4141
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 18.9
Dynasty Record: 138-72 (59-27 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 12-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 39.7
2019 Points Against Average: 15.3
2019 Differential: +24.4
2019 Wins: #835 Wake Forest (27-24), #921 Scotland (Laurinburg) (22-15), #1301 Cleveland (Clayton) (36-0), #2559 New Bern (42-7), #2647 Heritage (Wake Forest) (52-22), #2647 Heritage (Wake Forest) (42-0), #4072 Millbrook (Raleigh) (43-6), #4114 Riverside (Durham) (58-27), #5797 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (26-6), #6392 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (52-10), #7028 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (59-14), #10221 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (64-0)
2019 Losses: #157 Richmond (Rockingham) (45-28), #234 East Forsyth (Kernersville) (24-21), #482 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (30-24)
2019 Opponents W-L: 128-67
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017, 2012 (3A Carolina), 2011 (3A Carolina), 2010 (3A Carolina), 2009 (3A Carolina)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 14/25 vs Leesville Road (Raleigh), 15/13 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh), 15/19 Millbrook (Raleigh), 15/25 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh), 16/1 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh), 16/8 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh), 16/16 Pine Forest (Fayetteville), 16/23 Richmond (Rockingham), 16/30 New Bern, 17/7 vs Grimsley (Greensboro)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Richmond (Rockingham) (57.7), Grimsley (Greensboro) (28.2), Leesville Road (Raleigh) (21.5)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (-25.1), Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (-23.8), Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (-20.6)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9 (23.6 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 5
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -15.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #57
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2064
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 9-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 2%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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