| Liberty (Sykesville, MD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Lawrence Luthe League: Carroll County Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS McClain Butler 5'9" 185 Junior LB 4.86 Michael Spitz 5'11" 175 Junior SB/CB 4.61 Justin Pelliciotti 5'9" 175 Senior 4.68 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Have 4 Returning All-League Players At LB/DB, Transfer QB Is Good Fit For Spread Offense, Very Good RB Returns Team Weaknesses: Line Youth/Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 25.8 2017 National Rank: #1990 2017 State Rank: #37 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 7.7 2018 National Rank: #2353 2018 State Rank: #42 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 6.5 Dynasty National Rank: #7394 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.2 Dynasty Record: 74-82 [73-83 on the field] (43-49 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 24.5 2017 Points Against Average: 19.2 2017 Differential: +5.3 2017 Wins: #3293 St. Paul's (Brooklandville) (10-7), #3788 Williamsport (17-6), #3972 Key [Francis Scott] (Union Bridge) (27-12), #4992 Century (Sykesville) (48-13), #5006 South Hagerstown (Hagerstown) (43-13), #6412 Winters Mill (Westminster) (55-7), #6484 Manchester Valley (Manchester) (21-19), #9055 South Carroll (Sykesville) (42-0) 2017 Losses: #216 Damascus (35-0), #290 Walkersville (56-0), #1206 Westminster (43-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 72-44 Recent League Championships: 2016 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/30 Boys Latin (Baltimore), 9/7 Walkersville, 9/14 Williamsport, 9/21 at Winters Mill (Westminster), 9/28 at South Hagerstown (Hagerstown), 10/5 South Carroll (Sykesville), 10/12 at Westminster, 10/18 at Manchester Valley (Manchester), 10/26 Key [Francis Scott] (Union Bridge), 11/2 at Century (Sykesville) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Walkersville (18.8), Westminster (17.8), Boys Latin (Baltimore) (7.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: South Carroll (Sykesville) (-34.9), Manchester Valley (Manchester) (-22), Winters Mill (Westminster) (-14) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1 (24.8 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #45 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3550 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |