Liberty (Madera, CA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Mike Nolte
League: North Sequoia
Section: Central
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2014 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chad Wallace 6'0" 190 Senior RB/SS 4.5
Hunter Gray 6'2" 200 Senior OL/LB 4.7
Jackson Watts 5'8" 145 Senior RB/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Work-Ethic, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Overall Inexperience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 36
2014 National Rank: #1187
2014 State Rank: #109
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -13.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 22.5
2015 National Rank: #2883
2015 State Rank: #218
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 5.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6537
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.4
Dynasty Record: 89-43 (34-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 13-0
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 46
2014 Points Against Average: 10.2
2014 Differential: +35.8
2014 Wins: #2289 Central Valley Christian (Visalia) (24-6), #2936 Golden West (Visalia) (30-14), #5362 Kerman (34-16), #5362 Kerman (41-21), #5608 Corcoran (43-14), #6507 Chowchilla (42-18), #7648 Mendota (55-7), #7773 Fowler (35-0), #8095 Madera South (Madera) (38-7), #8425 Sierra (Tollhouse) (55-10), #8936 Washington Union (Fresno) (48-7), #12158 Firebaugh (70-6), #13247 Yosemite (Oakhurst) (83-7)
2014 Losses: none
2014 Opponents W-L: 84-71
Recent Section Championships: 2014 (IV), 2013 (V), 2012 (V)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2007 (Northwest Sierra), 2006 (tied for 1st; Northwest Sierra)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 21
Streak List: 11/1/13 Kerman (34-7), 11/8/13 Chowchilla (33-0), 11/22/13 Caruthers (42-3), 11/29/13 Lindsay (19-10), 12/6/13 Mendota (31-19), 8/29/14 Firebaugh (70-6), 9/5/14 Mendota (55-7), 9/12/14 Madera South (Madera) (38-7), 9/19/14 Fowler (35-0), 9/26/14 Corcoran (43-14), 10/10/14 Yosemite (Oakhurst) (83-7), 10/17/14 Sierra (Tollhouse) (55-10), 10/24/14 Washington Union (Fresno) (48-7), 10/31/14 Kerman (34-16), 11/7/14 Chowchilla (42-18), 11/21/14 Kerman (41-21), 11/28/14 Golden West (Visalia) (30-14), 12/5/14 Central Valley Christian (Visalia) (24-6), 8/28/15 Firebaugh (21-13), 9/4/15 Mendota (33-14), 9/18/15 Fowler (40-37)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Firebaugh, 9/4 at Mendota, 9/18 at Fowler, 9/25 Corcoran, 10/2 Madera South (Madera), 10/9 Yosemite (Oakhurst), 10/16 Sierra (Tollhouse), 10/23 at Washington Union (Fresno), 10/30 at Kerman, 11/6 Chowchilla
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Chowchilla (9.2), Madera South (Madera) (8.1), Fowler (6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Yosemite (Oakhurst) (-21.5), Firebaugh (-12.7), Washington Union (Fresno) (-3.2)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7 (7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #572
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8375
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 66%