GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Kelly Green/White/Vegas Gold
Coach: Steven Wright
League: 4A East Conference 28 (moving from 4A CAP 7)
Playoff Division: 4A East
Playoff Division Rank: #4
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2020 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jake Taylor 6'5" 225 Senior TE/WR 4.56
Connor Clark 6'6" 215 Junior QB 4.98
Donovan Shepard 5'9" 170 Senior RB 4.65
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jacob Gill 6'0" 170 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 41.9
2020 National Rank: #427
2020 State Rank: #12
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2021 Starting Power Rating: 29.9
2021 National Rank: #489
2021 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 17.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3632
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.2
Dynasty Record: 147-73 (65-27 in league)
HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 9-1
2020 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 37.9
2020 Points Against Average: 10.4
2020 Differential: +27.5
2020 Wins: #1012 Richmond (Rockingham) (28-14), #1150 New Bern (30-14), #2514 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (21-8), #2927 Millbrook (Raleigh) (33-7), #3131 Pine Forest (Fayetteville) (49-7), #3945 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (37-7), #7135 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (63-12), #7137 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (42-0), #9889 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (68-7)
2020 Losses: #103 Grimsley (Greensboro) (28-8)
2020 Opponents W-L: 41-32
Recent League Championships: 2020 (4A CAP 7), 2018 (4A CAP 7), 2017 (4A CAP 7), 2012 (3A Carolina), 2011 (3A Carolina), 2010 (3A Carolina), 2009 (3A Carolina)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 at Chambers [Julius] (Charlotte), 8/27 Green Level (Cary), 9/3 Richmond (Rockingham), 9/10 Wake Forest, 9/24 Myers Park (Charlotte), 10/1 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh), 10/8 Leesville Road (Raleigh), 10/15 Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh), 10/22 Athens Drive (Raleigh), 10/29 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Chambers [Julius] (Charlotte) (39.6), Richmond (Rockingham) (39.2), Myers Park (Charlotte) (32.9)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Green Level (Cary) (-36.4), Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh) (-36.4), Athens Drive (Raleigh) (-29.3)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 (21 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.1
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.2
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #52
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2867
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%