2007 Liberty Team Preview

[Bobcatfan4life]

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

Liberty Panthers

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

The Liberty Panthers finished the 2006 regular season as the 3rd place team out of district 22-3A and earned a Bi-District matchup with 21-3A champion West Orange-Stark. The Panthers were greatly outmatched and fell 60-0 to finish the year and 4-7. Coach Jeff Stewart has 15 total starters back for 2007 and will be looking to make a run at the district title this year.

Key Wins Last Year:

Tarkington (52-12)

Shepherd (63-25)

Last Year’s Scores:

Bridge City 24 Liberty 20

Hamshire-Fannett 12 Liberty 0

Liberty 20 Stafford 17

Kirbyville 48 Liberty 14

Diboll 35 Liberty 20

Coldspring 12 Liberty 0

Liberty 41 Cleveland 20

Splendora 36 Liberty 16

Liberty 52 Tarkington 12

Liberty 63 Shepherd 25

WO-S 60 Liberty 0

Offensive Summary

The Panthers return 7 starters from an offense that averaged 22 points per game last season. Liberty will look to QB John Erik Zalesak to be the offensive leader along with HB Michael Flores. Josh White moves to the FB position after starting at LB for the past 3 seasons. The Panther offensive line will be led by C Ethan Ballinger and OG Jake Sell.

Defensive Summary

Liberty also has a strong nucleus returning on defense. 8 starters are back on that side of the ball for 2007. Last season the Panther defense allowed 27 points per game and should improve on that number this year. The defensive leader will be LB Dante Winters who finished 2006 with 99 tackles. The Panther secondary should be very good led by FS Steven Gee and SS Justin Dalco. Also look for Liberty to have a very strong defensive line with the likes of NG Arlando Senegal, DT James Riddick and DE Cullen Casey.

Other Defensive Impact Players:

Jeffrey Gibbs (CB)

Liberty will open the 2007 season on the road at Bridge City in week 0. Week 1 will see Liberty at home to take on the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns. A huge non-district game looms on September 21 when the Panthers welcome Kirbyville. Liberty opens 22-3A play on October 12 with a tough road game at Coldspring. Here is the complete 2007 schedule for the Liberty Panthers……

Aug. 31 @ Bridge City

Sept. 7 Hamshire-Fannett

Sept. 14 @ Stafford

Sept. 21 Kirbyville

Sept. 28 Diboll

Oct. 5 OPEN

Oct. 12 @ Coldspring*

Oct. 19 Cleveland*

Oct. 26 @ Splendora*

Nov. 2 @ Tarkington*

Nov. 9 Shepherd*

[BUNA95]

good luck

[knightrider]

good luck on a good year liberty. dayton will be rooting for you

[3apantherfan]

Gibbs looked Really good running the ball Saturday. Didn't see him much on defense.

[PANTHERPLAYA09]

gibbs played second team defense along with goodman and dalco...but all three had alot of time of offense saturday..

gibbs probably averaged around 15 ypc last saturday against sante fe...

we looked pretty good throwing the ball even though we didnt throw much...seems like the protection up front isnt up to par yet....

i dont think we will throw much vs. bc...but i do think we will work more on our passing againt orangefield this friday...