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GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Red/Silver/White
Coach: Jeremiah Meeks
League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division IV
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Top Running Back Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL/QB/Defensive Front 7 Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Must Find RB, DB Youth

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -2
2022 National Rank: #6136
2022 State Rank: #83
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -13.6
2023 National Rank: #4670
2023 State Rank: #62
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 0.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5765
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.1
Dynasty Record: 20-26 (8-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 5-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 34.2
2022 Points Against Average: 30.9
2022 Differential: +3.3
2022 Wins: #4895 Circle (Towanda) (45-35), #7156 Rose Hill (29-7), #8003 Clearwater (49-18), #10031 Labette County (Altamont) (52-34), #10128 El Dorado (45-8)
2022 Losses: #250 Andale (63-14), #2784 McPherson (34-32), #3691 Collegiate (Wichita) (48-14), #9165 Winfield (31-28)
2022 Opponents W-L: 52-41
Recent League Championships: 2004 (Ark Valley Chisholm Trail Division III)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 9/1 at Andale, 9/8 at Clearwater, 9/15 at Collegiate (Wichita), 9/22 Labette County (Altamont), 9/29 El Dorado, 10/6 at McPherson, 10/13 at Circle (Towanda), 10/20 Rose Hill
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Andale (33.8), McPherson (-1.8), Collegiate (Wichita) (-5.7)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: El Dorado (-47), Labette County (Altamont) (-43.5), Clearwater (-35.1)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4 (-2.4 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4971
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 4th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%