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%