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Strake Jesuit (Houston, TX) GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Green/White Coach: Ron Counter League: 5A Region III District 18 (moving from 5A Region III District 17) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #96 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2007 JV Record: 3-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: 29.7 2007 National Rank: #1491 2007 State Rank: #148 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -6 2008 Starting Power Rating: 23.7 2008 National Rank: #2156 2008 State Rank: #208 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 24 Dynasty National Rank: #1271 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.3 Dynasty Record: 33-19 (15-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 8-3 2007 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2007 Points For Average: 30.1 2007 Points Against Average: 25.7 2007 Differential: +4.4 2007 Wins: #1526 Cy-Fair (Cypress) (21-14), #2510 Langham Creek (Houston) (27-24), #3364 Cinco Ranch (Katy) (40-21), #3528 Lee (Baytown) (24-10), #5011 Jersey Village (Houston) (39-13), #5089 Cypress Springs (Cypress) (30-14), #5591 Cypress Creek (Houston) (34-12), #8490 St. Thomas Catholic (Houston) (44-20) 2007 Losses: #6 Katy (51-18), #745 Cypress Ridge (Houston) (49-22), #1017 Cypress Falls (Houston) (55-32) 2007 Opponents W-L: 69-57 Recent State Championships: 2003 (Jesuit Bowl) Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: none SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 8/29 at St. Thomas Catholic (Houston), 9/5 at Clear Lake (Houston), 9/13 Clear Brook (Friendswood), 9/26 Memorial (Houston), 10/4 at Northbrook (Houston), 10/10 Alief Elsik (Houston), 10/17 at Alief Taylor (Houston), 10/24 Alief Hastings (Houston), 10/31 at Spring Woods (Houston), 11/7 Stratford (Houston) Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Alief Hastings (Houston) (24.5), Clear Lake (Houston) (24.4), Stratford (Houston) (22.2) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Northbrook (Houston) (-7.5), Spring Woods (Houston) (-4.5), St. Thomas Catholic (Houston) (-1.8) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9 (27.8 overall) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.9 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2008 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9% Opener: 8/29 at St. Thomas Catholic (Houston) [projection: 38-17 win] Outlook: The Crusaders return nine starters overall. A strong senior class will lead them, although a lack of depth is a major concern, and all-district DE David King is now at Oklahoma. TE Wes Williams, DT Jo Jo Williams, OL John Hohlt, OL Eric Baars and DB James Scott (an SMU commit) are the top returners.