North Cross (Roanoke, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Stephen Alexander
League: VISAA Blue Ridge
Playoff Division: VISAA II
Playoff Division Rank: #1

D1 PROSPECT
Moritz Schmoranzer 6'4.5" 280 Senior IOL

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Hannes Hammer 6'6.5" 270 Senior OT

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 13.6
2022 National Rank: #3117
2022 State Rank: #65
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.3
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.1
2023 Starting Power Rating: -0.7
2023 National Rank: #2718
2023 State Rank: #57
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 10.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3568
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.6
Dynasty Record: 41-8 (18-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 11-1
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 39.3
2022 Points Against Average: 8
2022 Differential: +31.3
2022 Wins: #2644 St. Michael the Archangel (Fredericksburg) (28-20), #6089 Atlantic Shores Christian (Chesapeake) (13-0), #7083 Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (Suffolk) (26-0), #7293 Fredericksburg Christian (Fredericksburg) (56-15), #7747 Blue Ridge (St. George) (44-20), #9290 Giles (Pearisburg) (45-6), #11367 St. Anne's-Belfield (Charlottesville) (47-6), #11602 Christchurch School (Christchurch) (53-0), #13193 Fishburne Military (Waynesboro) (48-6), #13323 Eastern Montgomery (Elliston) (49-0), #13451 Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham) (51-0)
2022 Losses: #3016 St. Christopher's (Richmond) (23-12)
2022 Opponents W-L: 57-63
Recent State Championships: 2022, 2019 (VISAA 2), 2011 (VISFA 3), 2008 (VISFA 3)
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2021 (VISAA Virginia Independent), 2019 (VISAA Virginia Independent), 2016 (VISAA Old Dominion)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 10
Streak List: 9/9/22 Eastern Montgomery (Elliston) (49-0), 9/23/22 St. Anne's-Belfield (Charlottesville) (47-6), 9/30/22 Blue Ridge (St. George) (44-20), 10/7/22 Giles (Pearisburg) (45-6), 10/15/22 St. Michael the Archangel (Fredericksburg) (28-20), 10/21/22 Fishburne Military (Waynesboro) (48-6), 10/27/22 Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham) (51-0), 11/5/22 Christchurch School (Christchurch) (53-0), 11/12/22 Fredericksburg Christian (Fredericksburg) (56-15), 11/19/22 Atlantic Shores Christian (Chesapeake) (13-0)

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (Suffolk), 9/2 at St. James (Hagerstown, MD), 9/8 Charlotte Country Day (Charlotte, NC), 9/15 vs Atlantic Shores Christian (Chesapeake), 9/22 Benedictine (Richmond), 9/29 at Blue Ridge (St. George), 10/6 Fredericksburg Christian (Fredericksburg), 10/20 Fishburne Military (Waynesboro), 10/27 at Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham), 11/3 at Potomac School (McLean)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Benedictine (Richmond) (5.6), Potomac School (McLean) (-7.6), St. James (Hagerstown, MD) (-10.7)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham) (-79.7), Fishburne Military (Waynesboro) (-68.9), Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (Suffolk) (-28.6)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.3 (-16.1 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.4
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.1
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #210
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7517
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%



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