LIVERMORE FALLS — OK, listen closely. There might be a quiz later.

Livermore Falls High School’s starting quarterback used to play halfback. So did its current fullback.

One of this year’s halfbacks is a converted receiver. Last season’s quarterback is now catching passes.

At least one of the Andies’ starting linemen is a former running back, and only one of his neighbors among the front five begins every snap in the same position he played a year ago.

Maybe it sounds like a variation of Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s On First?” baseball routine. Perhaps it rings like a recipe for a disaster in football, a game where consistency and continuity are paramount.

Here atop the hill at Griffin Field, though, it’s business as usual for the state’s most prolific Class C offense through five weeks.

“We have to do what we have to do,” said Livermore Falls coach Brad Bishop. “The kids understand every year that if they want to play, they’re going to have to move to a new position every once in a while. And if they’re not willing to do that, they won’t play, plain and simple.”

Livermore Falls has scored 230 points — or 46 per game — in its spotless start. The Andies host fellow unbeaten Dirigo tonight in a Western Class C showdown.

Adding his name to a recent thread of durable, all-conference fullbacks that includes Brad Bryant, Ryan Webster, Mark O’Shea and Kyle Stebbins, the transplanted senior White has churned out 848 yards and 14 touchdowns.

“I get a lot more carries,” White said. “And it’s a lot more pressure sometimes.”

Jeff Ryder, the only skill position player to start the season where he finished 2008, has chalked up 506 yards and seven TDs while averaging 13 yards per carry at one halfback slot.

Somewhat of a late bloomer his junior year after returning from a move out of town, Ryder opened eyes by winning the Roland Ouellette Award as MVP of the Livermore Falls-Jay season finale.

“That kind of got me ready for this year,” Ryder said. “I knew it was going to be a much bigger role.”

Alex Rose, one of Maine’s premier high school skiers, returned to his native halfback as a junior after being stationed at wideout last season.

That filled the spot surrendered by Shawn Whiting, who happily returned to the QB position where he shone in elementary and junior high school. To make room, returning signal-caller Nate Michaud accepted a reassignment to flanker.

Whiting and Michaud hooked up for a touchdown through the air in last week’s 55-14 rout of Traip.

“It’s where I wanted to play all through high school, and it’s what I always played coming up through,” Whiting said. “I just hand the ball to the backs most of the time. But when we want to throw, there are always people open.”

Though the players might have reinvented themselves, Livermore Falls’ offense is anything but newfangled.

Operating out of the Wing-T, the Andies run six basic plays out of a variety of formations.

“Therefore, the kids should get better and make fewer mistakes throughout the year,” Bishop said.

Livermore Falls entered the season with anxieties about its new-look offensive line. Led by lone holdover Sam Chabot at guard, the efforts of Matt Michaud, Jake Nichols, Dillon Newcomb, Tyler Halliday and Holden Parker have created ample space for the Andies’ home run threats.

No matter where those playmakers may line up.

“Our line isn’t very big, but I’ve been sacked maybe twice all year,” Whiting said. “They hold their ground. They’re tough.”

Tough, and versatile, as there’s no telling when one of them might be asked to stop blocking and start breaking tackles.

Even if the Andies venture deep into the regional playoffs, where they’ll seek their first Western Class C crown since 1992, next year’s seniors shouldn’t presume a guaranteed spot on the field.

“I probably had this in mind in November and kept it a secret until August,” said Bishop, who also has coached at Lawrence and Morse. “It’s a fact of life in Class C football. It’s a fact of life in Class A football.”

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