Here is the 2009 season preview, which includes the roster.
Coach: Mike Olson (3rd year, 6-14).
Last league title: Never.
Last playoff berth: 2002.
Home field: Hanford HS.
Projected starters (returners in bold)
OFFENSE POS YR HT WT8
Mike Olson QB Fr. 5-8 175
Evan Crawford FB So. 6-0 165
Zach Simpkins TB Jr. 6-4 205
Brian Daniels WR Jr. 6-1 180
Tyler Koglin WR So. 5-8 150
Bryan Corrigan TE Jr. 6-5 210
Corbin Steele C Fr. 5-11 210
Timmy Koglin G Fr. 5-9 185
Alec Keelean G So. 5-10 175
Pete Roberts T Sr. 6-2 190
Nathan Taylor T Jr. 6-1 185
DEFENSE POS YR HT WT
Timmy Koglin NG Fr. 5-9 185
Pete Roberts DE Sr. 6-2 190
Bryan Corrigan DE Jr. 6-5 210
Nathan Taylor ILB Jr. 6-1 185
Zach Simpkins ILB Jr. 6-4 205
Seth Rosser LB So. 5-10 165
Evan Crawford OLB So. 6-0 165
Reace Howard OLB Fr. 5-9 165
Tyler Koglin S So. 5-8 150
Tyler Morris CB Fr. 5-7 130
Brian Daniels CB Jr. 6-1 180
Other to watch: WR Brandon Peterson, fr. (5-6, 130).
The Patriots struggled in their first year of 11-man football, but Olson is optimistic that the team's improvement in the latter half of 2008 -- including its first-ever victory as a 2B program over Dayton -- was more than a blip on the radar.
He's also confident in the overall potential of the incoming freshmen.
"The freshman kids are really good," he said. "They had a really successful middle school career and only lost one game by one point last year."
One of those freshmen is Olson's son, Mike Jr., who takes over at quarterback. Simpkins becomes the featured back with the graduation of Beau Nichols, and Simpkins also anchors a defense that returns six starters.
With a turnout of 18 players, each Patriot will log significant playing time.
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Mike Olson scored 11 points for the Liberty Christian boys basketball team, but its 20-point fourth quarter wasn't enough to close the gap against Seton Catholic of Vancouver, Wash. The Patriots lost 47-42 in the consolation bracket of the D.A. Davidson Christmas Classic in Walla Walla.
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LIBERTY CHRISTIAN -- Mike Olson 11, Ty. Koglin 7, Morris 5, Ti. Koglin 4, Peterson 4, Crawford 9, Hoey 2, Steele, Howard.
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