Liberty (Peoria, AZ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Red/Black Coach: Mark Smith League: 5A Northwest (moving from I Section II) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2015 JV Record: 6-2-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kaden Dodge 6'2" 215 Senior LB 4.75 Colton Newton 5'11" 180 Senior RB 4.7 Dallon Taylor 6'3" 275 OL 5.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Players Have Will To Get Job Done Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 38 2015 National Rank: #998 2015 State Rank: #18 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2016 Starting Power Rating: 27.5 2016 National Rank: #2085 2016 State Rank: #38 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 28.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1028 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.8 Dynasty Record: 70-25 (34-5 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 4-7 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2015 Points For Average: 28.6 2015 Points Against Average: 32.8 2015 Differential: -4.2 2015 Wins: #27 Centennial (Peoria) (34-33), #702 Pinnacle (Phoenix) (31-24), #2417 Boulder Creek (Anthem) (38-35), #4880 Horizon (Scottsdale) (49-6) 2015 Losses: #90 Desert Ridge (Mesa) (31-15), #90 Desert Ridge (Mesa) (48-45), #199 Chaparral (Scottsdale) (42-27), #335 Brophy College Prep (Phoenix) (31-10), #483 Desert Vista (Phoenix) (30-7), #699 Basha (Chandler) (42-24), #1302 Perry (Gilbert) (39-35) 2015 Opponents W-L: 71-61 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; I Section II), 2012 (III Section II), 2009 (4A Skyline) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Arcadia (Phoenix) (49-0) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/25 at Boulder Creek (Anthem), 9/2 Arcadia (Phoenix), 9/9 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 9/16 at Verrado (Buckeye), 9/23 at Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 9/30 at Sierra Linda (Phoenix), 10/7 Chaparral (Scottsdale), 10/14 Willow Canyon (Surprise), 10/21 at Shadow Ridge (Surprise), 10/28 Centennial (Peoria) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Peoria) (55.1), Chaparral (Scottsdale) (50.2), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (48.5) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (-13.6), Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (-1), Willow Canyon (Surprise) (9.1) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.6 (46.7 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1140 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |