Pre-Season Preview: Liberty North
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<p>The defending Class 6 state champs lost a lof from last year's team but return some of the important pieces to make a run at a repeat in 2024.</p>
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<p>Talented QB [player_tooltip player_id='590658' first='Tillman' last='Martin'] (6'4" 200) returns after leading the Eagles to it's championship after throwing for over 2,500 yards as a junior. Martin is a college prospect with a big arm and great leadership skills. </p>
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<p>The Eagles backfield is deep and talented. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='849720' first='Zemar' last='Cheatam'] (5'10" 185) had a great offseason and showed his skill and speed. He'll be joined by all-purpose back [player_tooltip player_id='317450' first='Matthew' last='Barber'] (5'7" 180) and speedster River Therrien (5'9" 180).</p>
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<p>Look for young receivers [player_tooltip player_id='1585603' first='Trashundon' last='Neal'] ( 6'2" 170) and [player_tooltip player_id='1320113' first='Terrieck' last='Gregory'] (5'10" 175) to have breakout seasons catching passes from Martin. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1124922' first='Ryne' last='Jensen'] (6'5" 230) is a player to watch at TE.</p>
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<p>Senior [player_tooltip player_id='285221' first='Motie' last='Williams'] (6'3" 275) returns for his senior season to led an offensive line with great size. Fellow senior Nick Breit (6'3" 285) also returns and junior [player_tooltip player_id='1665249' first='Brock' last='Sumler'] (6'4" 280) is a promising prospect to watch for.</p>
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<p>The Eagles defensive line returns tough interior DLs Jordan Ivy (6'0" 275) and Christian Wood (6'2" 260) and will be joined by impressive 2026 DE [player_tooltip player_id='1125455' first='Derrick' last='Davis'] (6'3" 210) who is tough off the edge and had a great offseson leading up to now. </p>
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<p>Senior Ryan Hutson (6'0" 215) has been playing varsity since his freshman year and lead the linebacker corps again. Talented sophomore Trey Newman (6'1"185) is a player to watch for to have a breakout year.</p>
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<p>Defensive back looks like a real strength of the defense with seniors Rowan Bray (5'10<br> 175), Jhordan Strawn (6'0" 185) and speedy Easton Goss (5'11" 180) returning and they"ll be joined by [player_tooltip player_id='1585603' first='Trashundon' last='Neal']. </p>
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The defending Class 6 state champs lost a lof from last year's team but return some of the important pieces to make a run at a repeat in 2024.
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