Liberty (Div. III)

Liberty (Div. III)

Head Coach: Jeff Whittaker, 13th year

Coaching Staff: Larry Blazina, Tom Cornicelli, Jerron Jenkins, Dave Davis, George Gulgas, Jim DeToro, Jason Collins, Gary Hendrick, Chris Lowry

Offensive/defensive Formations: Wing-T offense/4-4 defense

Outlook: Graduation hit the Leopards hard — Liberty lost Division I recruits Ryan Gillum (Syracuse), Jonathan Wells (Miami-Ohio) and Kenny Jackson (Ohio) — and they have just seven starters returning. But Liberty has good team speed — junior running back Fitzgerald Toussaint, who used the last name Edwards last season, was an All-Ohioan in two track events last spring — and plenty of young talent remains. The Leopards must develop quickly but should contend for another league crown and a postseason berth.

Returning Lettermen: Machamer, Finley, Rice, Bonner, Pennington, Cross, Wagner, Bell, Boyer, Ferrell, Mowery, Brown, Gilliam, Clinkscale.

Roster:

2-Kyle Rice RB/LB SR 175 5-11

3-Jamon Wagner WR/DB JR 185 6-2

4-Isaiah Bell QB/DB JR 200 6-2

5-Fitzgerald Toussaint RB/DB JR 180 5-9

6-Julius Ferrell RB/LB JR 250 6-2

7-David Gilliam WR/DB SR 150 5-11

8-Aaron Reynolds TE/LB SR 190 5-11

9-Brian Clinkscale TE/LB SR 205 5-10

10-Tony Dutton QB/DB SO 180 5-9

11-Darren Hall WR/DB SR 155 5-9

12-Anthony Jackson QB/DB SR 170 6-0

13-Anthony Cleveland QB/LB JR 170 6-3

14-Justin Machamer QB/LB SR 165 5-10

16-P.J. Finley RB/LB SR 190 6-2

20-Patrick McWhorter WR/DB JR 145 5-9

21-Kaleb Bonner WR/DB SR 165 5-11

22-Ryan Pennington RB/DB JR 170 5-8

23-Antonio Kinard RB/LB SO 185 6-3

24-Mark Stanovcak RB/DB JR 155 5-7

25-Ira Cross RB/DB SR 185 5-10

27-Ghassan Elwanni WR/DB JR 150 5-8

32-Nick Mattocks QB/LB SO 140 6-1

33-Andre Davis RB/DB SR 155 5-7

34-Floyd Showers WR/DB JR 160 5-11

36-JaBrae White TE/LB JR 175 6-1

37-Nico Minniti RB/LB SO 140 5-7

41-Kyle Conway TE/LB SR 195 5-9

44-Justin Stewart RB/LB SO 185 5-11

51-Fady Salman OL/DL SO 195 5-9

52-Jordan Wagner OL/DL JR 215 5-10

53-Anthony Gutierrez OL/LB SO 170 5-9

54-Mike McWhorter OL/DL SR 210 6-0

56-Tom Boyer OL/DL SR 240 6-0

58-Rex Anderson OL/DL JR 175 5-10

60-Brent Mowery OL/DL SR 220 6-0

61-Zack Brown OL/DL SR 250 5-11

63-Quincy Harris OL/LB JR 195 6-0

65-David Berry OL/DL JR 200 5-11

66-Paul Mabiala OL/DL JR 200 5-9

70-Glen Smith OL/DL SR 160 5-7

72-Ricky Sutton OL/DL SO 235 5-9

73-Brett Baker OL/DL SO 160 5-5

74-Artell Cook OL/DL SR 285 6-1

75-Brandon Wine OL/DL SR 240 5-11

76-Charlie Dann OL/DL SO 250 6-2

77-Adam Whetson OL/DL SO 220 5-9

78-Randall Gillum OL/DL JR 220 6-4

79-Randy McElroy OL/DL JR 300 5-10

81-Greg Howard TE/LB SO 170 6-2

83-Gabe Webb WR/DB SR 175 5-11

84-Bshar Ahmed WR/DB SO 130 5-5

85-Tyterion Wright TE/LB JR 165 6-1

86-Aaron Globeck WR/DB SR 150 5-10

87-Josh Stewart RB/DB SO 145 5-9

88-Anthony Nwankwo WR/DB JR 165 5-7

89-Chris Ingram WR/DB SO 135 5-9

96-Brandon Martin RB/DB SO 155 5-10

Schedule:

Aug. 24 — at Salem, 7 p.m.

Aug 31 — Struther, 7pm.m

Sept. 7 — Campbell, 7 p.m.

Sept. 14 — Newton Falls, 7 p.m.

Sept. 21 — at Girard, 7 p.m.

Sept. 28 — LaBrae, 7 p.m.

Oct. 5 — at Lakeview, 7 p.m.

Oct. 12 — at Brookfield, 7 p.m.

Oct. 19 — Hubbard, 7 p.m.

Oct. 26 — at Champion, 7 p.m.