Liberty (Peoria, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Danny Filleman
League: II Section III
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Wyatt 6'0" 175 Senior QB/K 4.58
Aaron Blackwell 6'3" 270 Senior OL
Kory Wilson 6'1" 175 Senior DB 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Zach Neill 6'0" 200 Senior DB 4.6 [Brown]
Tyler Rogers 6'3" 200 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Talented Underclassmen, Size On Lines
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 39.3
2013 National Rank: #824
2013 State Rank: #16
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 36
2014 National Rank: #949
2014 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 22.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1778
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.8
Dynasty Record: 54-16 (25-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 40.9
2013 Points Against Average: 26.5
2013 Differential: +14.4
2013 Wins: #853 Deer Valley (Glendale) (34-31), #2357 Mountain View (Tucson) (57-20), #3446 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (51-33), #3548 Mountain Ridge (Glendale) (29-7), #3852 Apollo (Glendale) (41-7), #7136 Ironwood (Glendale) (55-28), #9199 Willow Canyon (Surprise) (56-14), #9576 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (48-0)
2013 Losses: #30 Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) (45-14), #519 Centennial (Peoria) (42-31), #632 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (49-35), #2468 Ironwood Ridge (Tucson) (42-40)
2013 Opponents W-L: 78-56
Recent League Championships: 2012 (III Section II), 2009 (4A Skyline)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/22/14 Ironwood Ridge (Tucson) (24-20), 8/29/14 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (31-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Ironwood Ridge (Tucson), 8/29 Desert Edge (Goodyear), 9/4 at Mountain Ridge (Glendale), 9/12 at Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale), 9/19 Apollo (Glendale), 9/26 at Centennial (Peoria), 10/2 at Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale), 10/10 Deer Valley (Glendale), 10/24 at Ironwood (Glendale), 10/31 Willow Canyon (Surprise)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Peoria) (43.3), Desert Edge (Goodyear) (40.2), Deer Valley (Glendale) (36.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (-15.5), Willow Canyon (Surprise) (-10.6), Ironwood (Glendale) (13.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16 (28.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2072
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%