Liberty (Peoria, AZ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Red/Black Coach: Mark Smith League: 5A Northwest Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ryan Bendle 5'11" 170 Senior QB 4.7 Ryan Puskas 6'2" 190 Junior S 4.7 John Clark 6'2" 270 Senior DT 5.1 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: DL, Secondary Team Weaknesses: OL RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 33 2016 National Rank: #1331 2016 State Rank: #26 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3 2017 Starting Power Rating: 27.5 2017 National Rank: #1922 2017 State Rank: #31 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 29 Dynasty National Rank: #989 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.5 Dynasty Record: 77-29 (37-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 37.9 2016 Points Against Average: 16.4 2016 Differential: +21.5 2016 Wins: #2303 Verrado (Buckeye) (30-27), #2303 Chaparral (Scottsdale) (48-21), #5459 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (48-0), #6429 Arcadia (Phoenix) (49-0), #6528 Willow Canyon (Surprise) (52-0), #8317 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (69-30), #12913 Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (62-7) 2016 Losses: #184 Centennial (Peoria) (24-10), #184 Centennial (Peoria) (23-7), #665 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (34-32), #2530 Boulder Creek (Anthem) (14-10) 2016 Opponents W-L: 59-63 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; I Section II), 2012 (III Section II), 2009 (4A Skyline) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Boulder Creek (Anthem), 9/1 at Arcadia (Phoenix), 9/8 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 9/15 Verrado (Buckeye), 9/22 Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 9/29 Sierra Linda (Phoenix), 10/6 at Chaparral (Scottsdale), 10/13 at Willow Canyon (Surprise), 10/20 Shadow Ridge (Surprise), 10/27 at Centennial (Peoria) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Peoria) (61.9), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (34.3), Boulder Creek (Anthem) (18.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sierra Linda (Phoenix) (-29.3), Willow Canyon (Surprise) (0.2), Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7 (23.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #55 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3337 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |