Liberty Christian (Lynchburg, VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/White Coach: Frank Rocco League: 4A Conference 23 (moving from VISAA Freelance) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2014 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Matt Terrell 6'4.5" 225 Senior DL 4.6 Rondre Knowles-Tener 6'2" 290 Senior DL 5.0 Logan Blake 6'4" 300 Senior OL 5.3 ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT Tim Glass 6'1" 205 Senior S COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Lamar Webster 6'0" 220 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On Lines Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 33.4 2014 National Rank: #1450 2014 State Rank: #42 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 33.3 2015 National Rank: #1368 2015 State Rank: #43 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 30.8 Dynasty National Rank: #748 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.5 Dynasty Record: 119-13 (28-0 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 6-3 2014 League Record/Finish: 2014 Points For Average: 23.2 2014 Points Against Average: 11.4 2014 Differential: +11.8 2014 Wins: #2023 Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD) (21-18), #3598 Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union) (15-13), #4075 Brunswick (Lawrenceville) (30-6), #5983 Amherst County (Amherst) (19-0), #8621 Central Virginia HomeSchool (Richmond) (35-8), #13849 Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham) (62-0) 2014 Losses: #319 Charlotte Christian (Charlotte, NC) (10-0), #350 Woodberry Forest (13-8), #644 Benedictine (Richmond) (35-19) 2014 Opponents W-L: 53-44 Recent State Championships: 2013 (VISAA 1), 2012 (VISFA 1), 2011 (VISFA 1), 2007 (VISFA 1), 2005 (VISFA 2), 2004 (VISFA 2) Recent League Championships: 2013 (VISAA Virginia Independent), 2012 (VISFA Virginia Independent), 2011 (VISFA Virginia Independent), 2010 (VISFA Virginia Independent), 2009 (VISFA Virginia Independent), 2008 (VISFA Virginia Independent), 2007 (VISFA Virginia Independent), 2006 (VISFA Virginia Independent), 2005 (VISFA Virginia Independent) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/20 vs Woodbridge, 8/28 Word of God Christian Academy (Raleigh, NC), 9/4 at Brunswick (Lawrenceville), 9/12 at Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD), 9/18 Avalon (Gaithersburg, MD), 9/25 vs Woodberry Forest, 10/2 vs Maury (Norfolk), 10/9 Charlotte Christian (Charlotte, NC), 10/16 vs Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union), 10/30 at Franklin County (Rocky Mount), 11/6 vs Benedictine (Richmond) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Woodberry Forest (57.6), Charlotte Christian (Charlotte, NC) (55.6), Benedictine (Richmond) (43.8) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Word of God Christian Academy (Raleigh, NC) (-15.3), Maury (Norfolk) (-3.1), Franklin County (Rocky Mount) (1.5) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.5 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.6 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1617 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4 2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |