Pre-Season Meeting Scheduled

There will be a boys basketball meeting after school at 3:00 in the gym on Wednesday, Aug. 24th. If you are not involved in a fall sport your attendance is required. The meeting will last 15 mins.

On to Sectionals for BlueJays

After claiming a District Championship against Kearney Friday night, it's on to Sectionals this Wednesday. Liberty will play Park Hill South at the Independence Events Center at 3:00. The Tribune's Chris Geinosky wrote the following article:

http://www.kccommunitynews.com/liberty-tribune-sports/27023149/detail.html#

BlueJays Win Battle Against Bears

The Liberty BlueJays started their post-season journey with an 86-54 win against William Chrisman. A good shooting night, solid defense, and balanced scoring aided the Jays. Five players posted double digit scoring led by Isaiah Norfleet with 18 points. Jordan Lewis had 13, Denton Koon and Austin Weese each had 11 and Max Francisco chipped in 10.

An on-line article written by the Tribune's Chris Geinosky is posted here:

http://www.kccommunitynews.com/liberty-tribune-sports/26973972/detail.html

Up next are the Kearney Bulldogs Friday night for the district championship at 8pm at Winnetonka HS. The Lady Jays face Kearney at 6pm.

Jays Win Battle vs Bulldogs

The Liberty BlueJays win their last regular season game against the Grandview Bulldogs Friday night by a score of 77-61. After a fairly even first quarter, the Jays were ahead 14-10, Liberty dominated the 2nd frame winning it 21-4. The lead for the Jays peaked at 29 midway through the 3rd quarter.

Leading scorers for the game were Denton Koon with 27, Isaiah Norfleet, 19, and Jordan Lewis with 15 points.

Up next for Liberty is District #15 play on Wednesday, Feb 23rd at Winnetonka. The opponent will be either North Kansas City or William Chrisman.

Jays Power Way to Win vs Ray-Pec

The Liberty BlueJays played a solid 4 quarters of basketball Tuesday night in their effort to defeat the Panthers of Ray-Pec. The Jays were victorious 69-57. Leading scorers for the game were Isaiah Norfleet with 14 points, Jordan Lewis, 14, Ben Hansen, 10, and Max Francisco and Denton Koon each finished with 9.

Overall, the Jays played with a lot of poise and toughness. Things didn't always go their way as the Panthers forced the BlueJays into a plethora turnovers but a hot shooting night overcame some adversity. The Jays made 65% of their shots in the 1st half and finished the game by converting 56% from the field.

"Besides passing the ball to them too many times, we had 17 assists on 22 field goals for the game," stated Coach Stirtz. "That's a very acceptable number of assists for a game. Overall, our staff was very pleased with how we played with great effort and pride. Austin Weese, Brandon Chapman, Francisco, Norfleet, and Koon really battled in the paint. Our guards played solid perimeter defense and that was a big factor in the outcome too."

The Jays close out the regular season this Friday night at Grandview.

Note: The video above is of Ben Hansen's remarkable 'And 1'.

Senior Night Article is On-line

You can read Chris Geinosky's story on Senior Night 2011 at the link listed below.


http://www.kccommunitynews.com/liberty-tribune-sports/26878667/detail.html

BlueJays Considered for Team of the Week

Today is the last day to vote on the survey on http://www.kmbc.com/ to see which of the four teams will be highlighted on the news this week. You can vote as often as possible. Here are the current standings:

Which team deserves to be in the Hy-Vee Hoops spotlight?

Votes
Percentage of 3,163 Votes
Liberty - Boys
1,169
37%
Truman - Girls
1,445
46%
Shawnee Mission South - Boys
268
8%
Wyandotte - Girls
281
9%