Liberty Patriots football

2011 record: 4-6 (3-4 KingCo 3A/2A)

Quote of note: “We’re not the biggest team, we don’t have the most guys and not a ton of depth, but they have great team chemistry and they know how to work hard.” – Liberty coach Steve Valach

Returning starters:

Tynan Gilmore (DB/WR)

Alex Batali (LB/RB)

Nick Short (DE/OL)

Scott Dean (DB/WR)

Sam Dodt (DB/WR)

Other key returners:

Robbie Thomas (QB)

Di Wang (DE/OL)

Max Hill (DT/OL)

Matt Maggard (LB/TE)

Collin Ross (LB/RB)

Kasper Lui Delagne (DB/WR/QB)

Dalton Darlington (DT/OL)

Last week: Liberty struggled to a 41-14 loss against Eastside Catholic Friday night.

The Patriots (0-1) got on the board with 14 points in the fourth quarter, but the Crusaders had built a 35-0 lead through three quarters.