Liberty (Bethlehem, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hurricanes
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: John Truby
League: Eastern Pennsylvania - South
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #35

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jaohne Duggan 6'1" 270 Senior SDE
Darian Street 6'1" 175 Senior WR

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 25
2016 National Rank: #2347
2016 State Rank: #99
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.8
2017 National Rank: #2166
2017 State Rank: #94
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 35.2
Dynasty National Rank: #437
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 117-54 (74-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (tied for 7th)
2016 Points For Average: 18.5
2016 Points Against Average: 24.2
2016 Differential: -5.7
2016 Wins: #285 Parkland (Allentown) (14-6), #1519 Easton (28-21), #5231 East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg) (42-21), #6429 Northampton (14-7), #8439 Dieruff [Louis E.] (Allentown) (37-10)
2016 Losses: #495 Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem) (38-7), #631 Emmaus (23-13), #631 Emmaus (31-20), #643 Freedom (Bethlehem) (34-0), #1006 Whitehall (28-21), #1699 Nazareth (47-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 79-58
Recent State Championships: 2008 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Lehigh Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Lehigh Valley Northampton)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg), 9/1 at Easton, 9/8 Parkland (Allentown), 9/15 at Whitehall, 9/22 Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem), 9/29 at Dieruff [Louis E.] (Allentown), 10/7 Northampton, 10/13 at Emmaus, 10/20 Nazareth, 10/28 Freedom (Bethlehem)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Parkland (Allentown) (51.2), Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem) (48.1), Emmaus (46.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dieruff [Louis E.] (Allentown) (-3.6), East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg) (-1.3), Northampton (3.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.8 (32.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #804
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 8th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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