Liberty (Madera, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Mike Nolte
League: North Sequoia
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 5
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cody Sanders 6'2" 220 Senior OL/FB 4.80
Logan Doss 6'2" 190 Senior RB/TE 4.85
Sam McHatton 5'9" 170 Senior RB/OLB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Strong Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 0
2011 National Rank: #7943
2011 State Rank: #600
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 3.3
2012 National Rank: #6833
2012 State Rank: #529
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -2
Dynasty National Rank: #8897
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 52-41 (21-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 21.5
2011 Points Against Average: 21.2
2011 Differential: +0.3
2011 Wins: #8509 Firebaugh (24-21), #10250 Granite Hills (Porterville) (31-15), #10327 Sierra (Tollhouse) (27-14), #11816 Kerman (39-6), #12508 McLane (Fresno) (52-30), #12794 Immanuel (Reedley) (34-7)
2011 Losses: #257 Washington Union (Fresno) (41-0), #3045 Mendota (48-7), #5010 Chowchilla (20-13), #6104 Fowler (21-17), #6104 Fowler (23-14), #7199 Yosemite (Oakhurst) (14-7), #11095 Corcoran (15-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 83-64
Recent League Championships: 2007 (Northwest Sierra), 2006 (tied for 1st; Northwest Sierra)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Farmersville, 9/7 vs Madera South (Madera), 9/13 Fowler, 9/21 at Corcoran, 9/28 Caruthers, 10/5 at Yosemite (Oakhurst), 10/12 at Sierra (Tollhouse), 10/19 Washington Union (Fresno), 10/26 Kerman, 11/2 at Chowchilla
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Washington Union (Fresno) (39), Madera South (Madera) (11.9), Chowchilla (11.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Sierra (Tollhouse) (-18.3), Kerman (-15.1), Caruthers (-11.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.2 (-0.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #589
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6932
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%