Coach: Steve Hamilton
Record: 5-1
Offense: Straight-T
What it involves: Two tight ends, no wide receivers, four backs in the backfield, ball fakes and deception.
Bread-and-butter play: Straight dive by the fullback.
Results: Fullback Moses Saygbe has rushed for 1,011 yards in six games.
Coach: Jody Stone
Record: 6-0
Offense: Single wing
What it involves: No space between offensive linemen, tight formations, direct snaps, ball fakes by the quarterback.
Bread-and-butter play: Quarterback dive.
Results: Quarterback Zak Hoffman rushed 30 times for 117 yards in a victory over previously undefeated Holy Angels.
Coach: Carl Lemke
Record: 6-0
Offense: Veer (split-back) option
What it involves: Trap and angle blocking, precise timing, quick-hitting dives through the line, quarterback who can read the defense.
Bread-and-butter play: Fake dive, quarterback option pitch.
Results: Crusaders lead the metro, averaging 43 points per game.