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% |