Liberty Union (Baltimore, OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Red/Black Coach: Bryan Johnson League: Mid-State - Ohio (moving from Mid-State - Buckeye) Playoff Division: V Playoff Division Rank: #28 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 1-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jackson Smith 6'2" 300 C/NG Cole Peardon 5'10" 170 WR/DB 4.8 Brent McClure 6'1" 180 LB/HB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: Must Replace A Few Key Positions, New QB RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 9.7 2016 National Rank: #5199 2016 State Rank: #313 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 11.2 2017 National Rank: #4764 2017 State Rank: #289 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 13.1 Dynasty National Rank: #4055 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.9 Dynasty Record: 101-51 (63-35 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 30 2016 Points Against Average: 23.3 2016 Differential: +6.7 2016 Wins: #4985 Amanda-Clearcreek (Amanda) (22-14), #5926 Belmont (Dayton) (25-0), #6456 Teays Valley (Ashville) (36-14), #8499 Logan Elm (Circleville) (34-14), #9553 Caldwell (53-6), #10047 Circleville (46-41), #12414 East (Columbus) (78-24) 2016 Losses: #1672 Hamilton Township (Columbus) (43-0), #1908 Garaway (Sugarcreek) (47-14), #3699 Bloom-Carroll (Carroll) (36-14), #7488 Fairfield Union (Lancaster) (17-8) 2016 Opponents W-L: 61-56 Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Mid-State - Cardinal) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Heath, 9/1 at Bloom-Carroll (Carroll), 9/8 at Amanda-Clearcreek (Amanda), 9/15 at Bexley (Columbus), 9/22 Bishop Ready (Columbus), 9/29 at London, 10/6 Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall), 10/13 at Grandview Heights (Columbus), 10/20 Columbus Academy (Gahanna), 10/27 at Fairfield Union (Lancaster) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Heath (28.9), Columbus Academy (Gahanna) (18.9), Bishop Ready (Columbus) (18.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Grandview Heights (Columbus) (-0.7), London (0.5), Fairfield Union (Lancaster) (0.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8 (8.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #250 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3762 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |