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GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Mike Sanford Sr
League: 5A Division II Southern (moving from 5A Southern - Mountain)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 24.3
2022 National Rank: #1728
2022 State Rank: #8
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.9
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2023 Starting Power Rating: 13
2023 National Rank: #1223
2023 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 23.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1641
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.3
Dynasty Record: 24-23 (11-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 6-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2022 Points For Average: 27.2
2022 Points Against Average: 26.7
2022 Differential: +0.5
2022 Wins: #2924 Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield, CA) (34-15), #3331 Reed [Edward C.] (Sparks) (37-13), #4187 Damonte Ranch (Reno) (29-7), #5550 Legacy (North Las Vegas) (25-8), #5575 Canyon Springs (North Las Vegas) (44-7), #7382 Centennial (Las Vegas) (45-21)
2022 Losses: #6 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) (72-0), #289 Liberty (Henderson) (41-6), #498 Desert Pines (Las Vegas) (49-21), #2307 Green Valley (Henderson) (34-31)
2022 Opponents W-L: 54-55
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 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 Palo Verde (Las Vegas), 8/25 Desert Pines (Las Vegas), 9/1 at Reed [Edward C.] (Sparks), 9/8 Green Valley (Henderson), 9/14 Basic (Henderson), 9/22 Sierra Vista (Las Vegas), 10/6 Durango (Las Vegas), 10/13 Foothill (Henderson), 10/20 Las Vegas
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Pines (Las Vegas) (25.7), Reed [Edward C.] (Sparks) (0.8), Green Valley (Henderson) (-2.2)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Durango (Las Vegas) (-27.7), Basic (Henderson) (-25.7), Sierra Vista (Las Vegas) (-14.9)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2 (27.5 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.2
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2466
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%



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