Liberty Boys Basketball

Liberty erases deficit to down Silverado, force rivals into play-in game: Friday, February 11, 2011; hs basketball:; Edward Hauth; The Liberty High basketball team might not be advancing to next week’s playoffs. But overcoming a late double-digit deficit to beat their neighborhood rival in the Patriots’ last game is a decent alternative.

Liberty boys come up short in holiday tourney finals: Friday, December 31, 2010; HS BASKETBALL:; By Ray Brewer; What a difference a week makes. The Liberty High basketball team lost all four of its games last week during the Foothill Holiday Classic, dropping two contests by two points and staying close in all four defeats in showing they were close to breaking through.

Liberty headed to finals of Prep Championships Platinum Division: Wednesday, December 29, 2010; Ed Hauth; The Liberty High boys basketball team rallied back from a four-point halftime deficit to defeat Western High 62-57 on Wednesday and advance to the finals of the Las Vegas Prep Championships Platinum Division.

Canyon Springs' defensive pressure proves too much for Liberty: Wednesday, December 8, 2010; Jared Brandon and Michael Thompson lead Canyon Springs in big win; By Case Keefer; In case anyone needed a reminder of how dominant last year’s state runner-up was, Canyon Springs provided it Tuesday night against Liberty. The Pioneers used a relentless defensive effort to frustrate the Patriots and take an impressive 101-58 victory.

Aaron Navitsky, quartet of football players will star for Liberty boys: Monday, December 6, 2010; HS BASKETBALL:; By Case Keefer; About half of the players in Liberty’s rotation have already made a deep postseason run this year. Ty Byrd, Daniel Filimona, Jeremy Lagasca and Kai Nacua all played significant roles on the Liberty football team that advanced to the state semifinals. Liberty coach Pat Welby hopes they bring the same mentality to the hardwood.