Liberty (Hillsboro, OR)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Coach: Eric Mahlum
League: 6A Special District 3 (moving from 6A Metro)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2017 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Aidan Maloney 6'1" 180 Senior ATH/FS 4.62
Brad Norman 6'1" 190 Senior QB/DB 4.9
Jacob Clark 6'3" 195 Senior LB/WR 4.98

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Speed
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 6.8
2017 National Rank: #5338
2017 State Rank: #37
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -2.2
2018 National Rank: #3941
2018 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -1
Dynasty National Rank: #9601
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 61-82 (42-59 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 38.4
2017 Points Against Average: 27.2
2017 Differential: +11.2
2017 Wins: #6431 Beaverton (41-12), #7172 Southridge (Beaverton) (34-25), #9056 Reynolds (Troutdale) (54-14), #9371 Westview (Portland) (45-22), #10514 Century (Hillsboro) (56-29), #11238 Hillsboro (52-7), #11591 Aloha (Beaverton) (42-21)
2017 Losses: #1676 Jesuit (Portland) (58-7), #3197 Sherwood (49-28), #5262 Sunset (Portland) (35-25)
2017 Opponents W-L: 37-61
Recent League Championships: 2015 (5A Northwest Oregon), 2014 (tied for 1st; 5A Northwest Oregon)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Sprague (Salem), 9/7 Beaverton, 9/14 South Medford (Medford), 9/21 at Oregon City, 9/28 at Lake Oswego, 10/5 Glencoe (Hillsboro), 10/11 at Century (Hillsboro), 10/19 Sherwood, 10/26 at McMinnville
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Oswego (30.3), South Medford (Medford) (11.2), Oregon City (9.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Century (Hillsboro) (-24.4), McMinnville (-23.7), Beaverton (-14.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3 (3.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #18
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3550
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%