When you ask Neiad Ammary how many players graduated from last year's team, the answer is quite simple-"Pretty much everyone."

That's how Ammary summed it up as he heads into his 10th year at the helm of the program.

The Hurricanes finished last year 13-6 and reached the District 11 3A semifinals, losing to Whitehall in three games to end their campaign.

Last year's group, which featured Dan Bucchin (MH), Zach Gallagher (OH), Johnson Hypolite (OH), Adam Hann (S), Ryan Holzer (OPP), and Gilberto Figueroa (OH), are gone from Liberty's lineup.

Filling in the gaps is what Ammary has to do now.

"We have a lot of young players on this team, so I expect this to be a great year of learning and maturation for our whole squad," Ammary said. "We have enough talent to be competitive in the league again, but our success will depend on how quickly we can develop and how long we can maintain cohesive team chemistry."

Steven Hughes (Sr., MH) is the only returning player for Liberty and he'll be joined with the likes of David Strohl (Jr., OH), Ryan McGuire (Jr. OH), Luke Alexy (Jr., L), Logan Priestas (So., S/OH), Jake Gallagher (So., S/L), Dan Shuck (So., MH/OPP), Brett Bosak (So., MH) and Samwel Omwega (Fr., OH) to round out the roster this spring.

If there's one thing that this year's team isn't lacking, it's depth and flexibility, as Ammary can play several players in different positions.

How they actually play together is going to be a learning process for all involved.

"Anytime you have such a young group, consistency in the serving and passing game can become a liability," Ammary said. "We need to do a better job of executing those phases of the game consistently."

With the LVC's east division up for grabs, the Hurricanes could be in the mix to battle for the division title.

The rest of the league appears to have the usual players as contenders for league and district title aspirations, as Emmaus, Parkland and Whitehall figure to be the top three. Northampton and Freedom also figure to make some noise.

Ammary knows that even though this year's team is relatively new, the ground work was laid by their predecessors on what it takes to be successful.

"The kids who are returning lack court experience, but they have a good sense of the sacrifices needed in order to fulfill their potential," said Ammary. "The keys for us this year is just keeping the ball in play consistently and not beating ourselves with unforced errors. We will inevitably make mistakes, but learning quickly enough to avoid repeating them will be the biggest key."